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Jun292015
Surveillance
Monday, June 29, 2015 at 10:46AM | Published in Assignment work, Carl Wiens Illustration | Comments Off
It's an uneasy subject. Something that we live with everyday. We connect, we locate, search and communicate. Ask any question and a response pops up immediately. Remember that obscure reference but can't place it? It's right there on your mobile device.
On a personal level, I have serious misgivings about carrying around a tracking device that can plot your every move, your shopping patterns and queries, who your friends are and what you 'like'. But it's a part of our modern lives. What are the implications, good and bad?
What's your comfort level?
I worked on this full-page article for Security Management magazine. Thanks to art directors Roy Comiskey and Elizabeth Lankes.
tagged NSA, data, devices, mining, mobile, society, surveillance, technology