Once It's Out There...

Nothing on the internet is private. Even with social media privacy settings and passwords, there is a way for someone to get into anything if they try hard enough. You may think you're sending something to your friend confidentially, but so much as leaving the "remember your password" button checked could cause other people to see that message, and you can't delete it. Everything is stored and everything is backed up. You have to be cautious of what you put online because you can't take anything back. Don't post anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to see. Remember who you're sharing things with, and always be careful about how your words would affect others if they were to see them.

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Restricting Children From Technology

In this article, it talks about how Taiwan is restricting young children from using the internet. There is a lot of talk going on about how technology is ruining education or ruining childhoods, and I can't help but disagree. Technology is something that advances with time, just like everything else. I hope people didn't try to restrict children from using electricity when the lightbulb first came about. Whether or not you like technology has nothing to do with whether or not it's needed - when much of the world revolves around electronics, you shouldn't restrict your children from learning how to use them. The article states in rebuttal, "it would be like waiting until a child is 18 years old before they can own and use their own literacy tools such as pens, paper and books." I think by limiting a child's access to what technology they can use, it disadvantages their learning, because learning can be furthered so much just by using technology. I know several people with learning disorders and disabilities that rely on iPads or Kindles to read to them. It also makes it more easy to communicate with people - children that have relatives overseas or serving abroad in the military can talk to them over skype or another chat app. We should be trying to grow with technology, not against it.

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