I thought it was very interesting to have Sgt. Kevin Albanese and Trooper David Aresco to come in and speak with the class. It was amazing to see what a career in technology can do for this state. If you were to think of the amount of development and information that these men have the ability to find out through their database years ago, it would be unfathomable.
I am a huge advocate of social media. I think it is one of the greatest tools of the century and has given people a way to connct on so many different levels. It is difficult to find any type of organization, job, or really any aspect of our everyday life that does not have a twitter, facebook, etc. This globalized world is learning how to reconnect. However, there can be some catastrophic dangers when participating in social media in an ignorant way. It is important to constantly know what you are putting out into the web. Just like our technology is developing, so is the technology of hackers, exploiters, and others who have the ability to invade the privacy of a person behind their computer desk. I think it can sometimes be difficult to take all of this in and it was extremely vital that Sgt. Albanese nd Trooper Aresco were able to show us just how invasive a pedophile can be.
I truly appreciated the talk and think that it is vital for this type of class to be aware of the dangers, but also benefits of the power of the Internet.
I agree, imagine everything they would have been able to discover if this was accessible many years ago. Even though it is true that almost every organization or job has a twitter or facebook now a days to make sure they can reach out to as many people as possible, i do not believe it is always a good idea to be a part of a social networking site. I also agree with the part where you said that just like our technology is developing, so are the hackers.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the presentation being interesting. Even though i'm not really in to the social network as much as others , i do have one . I but i believe that even though their are dangers etc. it all depends on how you use your Facebook page and twitter etc. You made good points on both sides.
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