Privacy... or what we have left of it.

It’s hard to believe that cell phones have not been around forever. Our generation is so dependent on these portable phones its unbelievable. However, it is not just cell phones that we are dependant on, its technology in general. Thinking about a time where you couldn’t just reach into your back pocket, dial a number and talk to a person of your choice is hard to imagine. My parent’s generation did not have this luxury along with many more before. Communication in the earlier generations was not seen as important as it is today. My mom told me that when she was a kid she would leave her house in the morning and be back by dinner. No questions were asked. She would check in once by a pay phone, but other than that there was no way of getting in touch with her. Parents had very limited means of communication with their children which I think in a way helped kids find themselves and learn to be independent. My generation has lost our sense of self, independence and privacy is now very limited. We used to have a far more privacy before technology began taking over. Now you can track down a person’s exact location from just the press of a button. Don’t get me wrong, technology is very useful and is continuing to help advance our society in a positive way but in terms of keeping our privacy, I feel as though it is working against us. I value my privacy and sometimes I feel as though it continues to slowly slip away as our society becomes further advanced.