What will they think of next…
Technologies seem to be advancing daily. Below are links to information and videos that show how various groups make use of your “digital trail” or “electronic breadcrumbs.”
- Global companies seem to have access to a lot of information on where you go and what you do: Google profiles & Google Street View
- So can national governments: Intelligent roads & government mobile phone tracking
- Your parents can have the same: GPS tracking, whrrl & Spyware
- And you might want your friends to know what you’re up to all the time: loopt & twitter
So much can be learned about what students do, where they go, what they buy and what interests them, how should schools use this power?
Given that everyone else seems to use your “digital trail,”
how should Oxley College use your online “breadcrumbs” to help you?
Describe what you think would be good. Your answer must include the interests of the following groups:
- Your parents
- The School
- Yourself
- Your country
It might help to consider your answer on a continuum that goes from:
complete freedom ————> ————-> to complete surveillance