Current events ppt2
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This document discusses several topics related to government surveillance and its impact on society: - Government surveillance has increased greatly since 9/11 and new technologies allow more extensive monitoring of citizens' online activities and purchases. - China's Sesame Credit system closely watches citizens' behaviors and online activities to calculate citizenship scores, which can negatively impact people's lives if their scores are low. - While some citizens feel surveillance does not bother them, it can increase anxiety and discourage dissent as people feel less free to express unpopular opinions.
Current events ppt2
- 1. Government surveillance The government and companies like google and facebook are watching everything you do. The NSA watches every person in America. It will only get worse in the future.
- 2. When did government surveillance really become big? The terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001 really changed the world forever.
- 3. In 1949, George Orwell wrote a book about the future he saw coming. In this world, the government watches everything people do, and people have no freedom. This world is really becoming true in 2018. This book is banned in Thailand.
- 4. Sesame Credit Now, 6% of Chinese people use Sesame Credit. In 2020, all Chinese people will have to use it!
- 5. It watches everything you buy. • If you buy work shoes or things for a family, your score goes up because they think you are a good person. • If you buy anime from Japan, your score goes down because they think you are lazy.
- 6. Sesame credit is scary! • You can get a bad score if you say something bad about the government. • If you get a bad score, it will bring down the score of your friends and family. • If you get a bad score, your children may not get into good schools, you cannot fly on a plane, and cannot get a loan at the bank. • People with a low score may have slower internet speeds.
- 7. Most Chinese people like Sesame Credit! • Many people say “I have nothing to hide, so I don’t care if the government is watching me.” • This is a strong argument, but they forget that when people have all your information, they have all the power, and they can treat you badly.
- 8. What happens to us when we are being watched? - We don’t trust the government. - Anxiety - People are afraid to be open and honest, and say an unpopular opinion. - People are less creative.
- 10. Everything we do and say could be recorded and seen by millions of people on youtube. People sometimes lose their job because of something they said outside work that was recorded.
- 11. Social media is bad for mental health Problems from social media: low attention span, bullying, stress, false information
- 12. Transgender bathrooms In America many transgender people want special bathrooms. What is it like in Thailand?
- 13. UBI- Universal basic income • Many people are losing their job because of robots and technology. • In the future it may be difficult for most people to find a job. • With UBI, everyone gets enough money to live. Do you think everyone should get money from the government if they don’t work?
- 14. Real life Mario Kart in Japan