TWC : Intrusion of Privacy?
There was one lesson during TWC which really sparked some opinionated views from me a week back. I was still thinking about it over the week and might as well blog it down.
There was a discussion in class about the intrusion and invasion of our personal privacy. After a while, I started to get a little perturbed. There seemed to be general consensus that technology intruded too much into our private lives. However I brought up a point,
"What's there to hide?" Immediately, I was asked if I liked it if someone read all the sms-es I sent my girlfriend.
"So what if the government or your friends is able to retrieve your sms-es, all the sweet nothings you send to your girlfriend?" My stand? What's the big deal. What's the consequence of someone reading it? I mean, other than getting a kick from it, what does it profit the person who reads it? Or what loss is it to you that someone reads the intimate sms-es you send your girlfriend?
Okay, so that's one example. So the prof immediately told us his story in NS. In summary, he said that if technology was so advanced, his commander would be able to catch him napping in the store room.
And another said," But let's say we want to stage a rebellion against the government, and if they have cameras all over the place, our movements will be tracked and it'll be very dangerous."
My personal response to that:That's cos you're doing something wrong! Of cause you're afraid of being found out! DOH! If one walks in the light, how shall he fear? It's only when one walks in darkness that he's afraid of the light.
( Of cos, at this time, one might be tempted to justify rebellion against the government as the 'right' thing to do sometimes. Bibically, to habor thoughts of rebellion, or to even stage one is sin, no matter who the reigning authority is, but I couldn't have said that in class)
"But I guess it's just that some people feel more comfortable to keep their things private." I mean, given that point, I too, don't declare my supposely private stuff to the whole world. But it doesn't mean I'm so afraid of someone finding out.
As I spoke with Andy after, he remembered a quote for me:"Those who have nothing to fear, have nothing to hide."
Seriously, what's there to hide?
I believe evil, darkness is at its most powerful when people deny its existence, and it loses most of its power once it is brought into light i.e once one admits its existence.
The biggest lie the devil made people believe is that he doesn't exist.
Well, so while I was reflecting on that day, I remember how similiar this is to the story of Adam and Eve. It was only after they had sinned and disobeyed God that they began to be embarassed about their own nakedness; only after that did they have something to hide. Yet before the Fall, Adam had nothing to hide.
There was a discussion in class about the intrusion and invasion of our personal privacy. After a while, I started to get a little perturbed. There seemed to be general consensus that technology intruded too much into our private lives. However I brought up a point,
"What's there to hide?" Immediately, I was asked if I liked it if someone read all the sms-es I sent my girlfriend.
"So what if the government or your friends is able to retrieve your sms-es, all the sweet nothings you send to your girlfriend?" My stand? What's the big deal. What's the consequence of someone reading it? I mean, other than getting a kick from it, what does it profit the person who reads it? Or what loss is it to you that someone reads the intimate sms-es you send your girlfriend?
Okay, so that's one example. So the prof immediately told us his story in NS. In summary, he said that if technology was so advanced, his commander would be able to catch him napping in the store room.
And another said," But let's say we want to stage a rebellion against the government, and if they have cameras all over the place, our movements will be tracked and it'll be very dangerous."
My personal response to that:That's cos you're doing something wrong! Of cause you're afraid of being found out! DOH! If one walks in the light, how shall he fear? It's only when one walks in darkness that he's afraid of the light.
( Of cos, at this time, one might be tempted to justify rebellion against the government as the 'right' thing to do sometimes. Bibically, to habor thoughts of rebellion, or to even stage one is sin, no matter who the reigning authority is, but I couldn't have said that in class)
"But I guess it's just that some people feel more comfortable to keep their things private." I mean, given that point, I too, don't declare my supposely private stuff to the whole world. But it doesn't mean I'm so afraid of someone finding out.
As I spoke with Andy after, he remembered a quote for me:"Those who have nothing to fear, have nothing to hide."
Seriously, what's there to hide?
I believe evil, darkness is at its most powerful when people deny its existence, and it loses most of its power once it is brought into light i.e once one admits its existence.
The biggest lie the devil made people believe is that he doesn't exist.
Well, so while I was reflecting on that day, I remember how similiar this is to the story of Adam and Eve. It was only after they had sinned and disobeyed God that they began to be embarassed about their own nakedness; only after that did they have something to hide. Yet before the Fall, Adam had nothing to hide.
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