Big Brother

Everyone's paranoia of the government watching them keeps coming up every generation. The difference for the present is the power the internet plays in this. Organizations now have the power to not only catch something in the act with cameras, but you have data that can be searched through that happened several months ago. It seems to me that when it comes to the internet, people just think its all fair game and rules don't apply. I don't want to jump into a argument over piracy and ethics, but do people feel like they are stealing when they are doing it or is it just something they can easily do? From the perspective of the reading material, do you think about who might be able to see that they are doing on the internet?

I think people generally liked to be watched, but only in so far as it doesn't invade their personal space. It seems what each article struggles with is how this personal space is becoming smaller. Government surveillance is not a clearly defined issue because it is not certain what exactly it is capable of and what they ultimately use it for. It can be argued either way to if it is beneficial or not, but as the video stressed, the power that it offers could have potential to be something different.

Reality TV and voyeurism are incredibly interesting to look into because they can give some insight into our nature. Like I said before, people generally want to be watched, they want to be in the spotlight. The truth is they won't be on a reality TV show, because they are generally not "real" but they offer people the opportunity to look into other people's lives. The internet offers new forms of voyeurism through web cams that people can broadcast themselves to others, youtube, etc. where people can put themselves out there for others to watch. The difference here is that it is still somewhat controlled by the producer. There is a secretive, anonymous quality to voyeurism, but once the government steps in, it changes things.