Prepaid cell phone privacy

Prepaid cell phones should still remain private in my opinion. The whole reason people get them is to not have bills, contracts, and remain anonymous. Also no one can find out their number unless the owner gives their number out. This is a major invasion of privacy if the government wants to track prepaid cell phones. That is their personal life and the government has no right to track them. Now depending on the company if they decide to have some sort of tracking system they may, although it should not be a requirement of all prepaid companies. Also some people use the phone a lot less than others, one prepaid can last an individual a long time. There are other means in catching criminals than cell phones and it is not fair to ban them because a small majority of people use them for harm.

Tracking Chips in humans

I believe that implanted GPS tracking chips in children is a good idea. This is a great idea for young children especially to find missing children or even make parents feel more safe about their children going to play in the neighborhood. Although this should be completely the parents decisions not a law. This is because parents could be skeptical about the idea of having their children tracked. Especially if there is a third party that can track them such as the company of the tracking device or the government. What if the tracking devices got into the wrong hands? These are some of the things we must worry about and for it to work there muse be some serious security measure put in action. I do not feel the same way though for teenagers. Once a teen turns a certain age or is officially considered an adult they have the ability to turn off or remove the chip. Although having it as a backup for safety in case something does happen wouldn't be a bad idea. But for someone such as your parents to be able to track you at any time of the day is invasion of privacy. The whole reason of growing up is making your own decisions and this is impossible if your parents can see what your doing at all hours of the day. Also relating to seniors I also feel they have the right to decide if they would like the chip. There could be a few choices. The choices could be no i don't want it, yes i do want it, or yes but only if i go missing. My belief is those who can speak for themselves can choose if they want the chip or not.

intro

Hi my name is Ross Lacasse i'm a sophomore here at UNH and i took cs408 because i'm interested in the way world has adapted to life with technology.