Negative effects-of-technology
- 2. Why Technology is Evil. Contribution towards Indolence. Reliance on Technology. Perilous Inventions. Harmful effects on Health. Invasion of Privacy. Cyber Crimes/Frauds. Consumption of Energy. Deludes Youth. Wastage of Precious Time
- 3. Contribution towards Indolence & Reliance on Technology Home Entertainment Systems • Hordes in Cinemas Are Vanishing. Online Food Home Delivery Services. • We Didn’t even have to visit a Restaurant in order to buy Food. Online Shopping • Due to Online Payments, even Grocery is delivered to your door without visiting Market.
- 4. Contribution towards Indolence & Reliance on Technology Electronic-Books • No need to explore libraries to find the required Book. Global Positioning System • No need to Explore maps manually. Just follow the voice guidance of GPS. Automation Of Every Household Appliance • Sit Back, Relax and wait for the work to be done.
- 5. Perilous Inventions. Agent Orange Styrofoam Weapons Of Mass Destruction Automobile Leaded Petrol
- 6. How much is too much? Can you go one week without video games? Can you go one week without your MySpace or Facebook? Can you go one week without internet?
- 7. Lately I have been reflecting on the fact that we as a society sometimes depend upon technology a little too much. Technology has made our lives so much easier and more simple, but I fear that it has also paralyzed the way our generation thinks and behaves.
- 8. Effects on our Youth Our generation has come out with all of these new technologies such as the Wii, Playstation, and Xbox. These technologies may be fun but they have caused young kids to start depending on technology at an early age. Instead of doing their homework, chores, spending time with their family, or playing sports most choose video games as their main priority.
- 9. Even though you might not realize it, technology has taken away relationships and the business world. “People used to always call meetings, or have business lunches, sometimes a quick e- mail is all you’ll receive from a superior,” (Heather). Our generation is now more likely to send an e-mail or a text to family members and friends rather than picking up the phone and actually talking to them.
- 10. Here are some side effects of technology on youth: Obesity Depression Poor Sleep Habits Lack of Privacy Stress Addiction Loss of Hearing and Eyesight Separation
- 11. Invasion of privacy The internet has overcome the world of privacy. Long gone are the days of having an unlisted telephone number and staying offline to keep your information safe from prying eyes. With a few flicks on a keyboard the average person can find anyone’s address and contact information. For those with more sinister intentions, the use of phishing, viruses and hacking helps to find any information they wish to obtain. People have no sense of privacy online. They don’t think twice about tweeting every move they make, freely giving out their location on Google Map and putting their entire life story on Facebook and giving their credit card numbers.
- 12. Here are few examples of devices or practices that are monitoring are every move and thought: 1. Electric meters 2. Telematic devices on cars 3. Smartphones 4. RFID chips in drivers’ licenses, credit cards and other cards that allow the tracking of individuals 5. Data mining by local and federal government 6. Voice recognition. Russian scientists have invented software called Voice Grid Nation that can identify the voices of millions of different people 7. Fingerprint recognition 8. Chips that monitor your body functions 9. Behavior monitoring software 10. Next Generation surveillance systems such as Trapwire and Intellistreet