After reading THIS ARTICLE on the NSA I wouldn't throw away your old actual books in lieu of our new friends kindle, iPad, and Nook. (Not that most of you would do that anyway right?)
I have a theory that history is about to cycle back around to a more privacy rich environment. As a culture we have tried to get into the digital world as much as possible as quickly as possible and while I think that is part of the nature of the beast of business I don't think that history is going to look at our lack of caution with much favor. Think about the technology we had 15 years ago (or lack there of) and think about how much formal training we have had on how to handle the technological advances that have sprang up since. Teens are growing up in an environment inundated with half read terms of service and selfie hangovers and yet in a very real way those selfies become "thirdsies" because they now belong to a third party through the half read terms and conditions. We can't even really teach our kids how to properly protect their privacy because we are just as guilty with our technology addiction. It's like we've done nothing but put our foot further onto the gas pedal and eventually we will either run into something or out of road unless someone starts looking out the windshield.
I would like to stress one point before I close though. I am DEFINITELY not against technology nor the spread of it. I simply want it to be known that someone (namely me) is sounding the alarm that we may be giving up the sacred trust of privacy and security too easily and I don't want that to come back and bite us in the years to come.
My main point here is this; A good old fashioned paper back book will never be able to spy on you. It simply lets you melt into your own little world with it, and with that comes a sense of security that can't be assured with any mechanical device with a camera that is hooked up to the internet.
I have a theory that history is about to cycle back around to a more privacy rich environment. As a culture we have tried to get into the digital world as much as possible as quickly as possible and while I think that is part of the nature of the beast of business I don't think that history is going to look at our lack of caution with much favor. Think about the technology we had 15 years ago (or lack there of) and think about how much formal training we have had on how to handle the technological advances that have sprang up since. Teens are growing up in an environment inundated with half read terms of service and selfie hangovers and yet in a very real way those selfies become "thirdsies" because they now belong to a third party through the half read terms and conditions. We can't even really teach our kids how to properly protect their privacy because we are just as guilty with our technology addiction. It's like we've done nothing but put our foot further onto the gas pedal and eventually we will either run into something or out of road unless someone starts looking out the windshield.
I would like to stress one point before I close though. I am DEFINITELY not against technology nor the spread of it. I simply want it to be known that someone (namely me) is sounding the alarm that we may be giving up the sacred trust of privacy and security too easily and I don't want that to come back and bite us in the years to come.
My main point here is this; A good old fashioned paper back book will never be able to spy on you. It simply lets you melt into your own little world with it, and with that comes a sense of security that can't be assured with any mechanical device with a camera that is hooked up to the internet.