Cell Phones And Privacy

Cell phones are the most technologically advanced device today. The slim and sleek machine encourages multitasking and the ability to access endless amount of apps targeted towards making people's life more convenient. Cell phones are no longer used for the sole purpose of communication, but a device that serves as a private portable depository with entertainment capabilities and numerous useful functions such as music, alarm clock and camera. It has become such a crucial part of teenager’s life that more than eighty percent of teens own one in the US. Although cell phones have proven to be very practical, it can also put users in dangerous situations. Mobile devices can become a huge problem for users when private information are leaked or

Regan: “Legislating Privacy”, explains how deep the concept of privacy can create beyond the vacancy of public pressure between individuals and society. “When viewed as a fundamental right, privacy can be interpreted as being involved in a range of constitutional and moral issues — freedom from surveillance and searches, reproductive freedom, freedom to associate, confidentiality of communications, and family values.” According to Reagan's statement, privacy is a sensitive topic when approach from many different angles. Constitution and moral issues as Reagan discuss is directly cohesive to the case of the Minnesota school district. Laws such as the first and fourth amendments, and emotional distress are issues when talking about incidents of privacy invasion. What the teacher did was bad because there could’ve been a better approach to this case. The school did not need Stratton’s private information to have her delete the post, since Riley has stated that she was willing to give up her username and password to simply avoid detention. her social life should not be guided by schools policy. Whether Stratton wanted to talk about sex or not with another classmate, it was her individual right and freedom to do so without being liable to face consequences. Extraction and observation is so common that Kasper explains, “Perhaps discussion of these types has increased because the idea of privacy, in the wider public consciousness, has expanded to encompass the less tangible and more abstract aspects of self, such as personal information and one's comings and goings and, as a result, people are more sensitive to such