Computers, smart phones, and tablets….seems like everything
is connected to the Internet. Some days I wish we could go back to the good old days we didn't have a constant need for an electronic device. I think that “Alone Together” probably
applies to just about every household.
Some nights I look around and my husband and I are both on our laptops
working on homework, our nine year son is on his iPod or playing Xbox live, and
our two year old is asking for mommy or daddy’s iPhone and I think this is
sad. This is the perfect example of our
family being together but being alone. However we are not actually alone because someone
is tracking our every move; this is very discomforting as a parent.
I feel like filter bubbles and Internet trackers go hand in
hand. Trackers are keeping track of you
and your information and filter bubbles keep track of what your interests
are. I have noticed that when I am
searching on Google it likes to guess what I am searching for and I don’t care
for that at all. I feel that when a search engine is trying to guess what I
want to research it is limiting me on what I could find. I think that everyone is in some sort of
filter bubble and we just don’t realize it.
The scary thing is that the Internet is so powerful now, what does the
future hold?
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