Richard Stallman, founder of the free software movement has stated that he is unwilling to use a cellphone due to the ease with which they can be used as a tracking and recording device (source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/031411-richard-stallman.html?hpg1=bn ).
While this may sound crazy, it is something that has occurred in the past and will continue (source: http://www.zdnet.com/news/fbi-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdropping-tool/150467 ).
Given this knowledge, is it crazy that Richard Stallman refuses to carry a cellphone in the technologically dependant society that we live in, or is it crazy that we are so willing and anxious to give away our privacy for the convenience of being in reach of everyone 24 hours a day?
That's a question that you should bring up in class--because we have no privacy and it is so easy for technology to stalk us. But is this desirable? How can we keep technology from abusing us?
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