In the September 14th episode of the Spark podcast, Bruce Schneier, a security technologist and author of the book: ‘Click Here To Kill Everybody – Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World‘ discusses the dangers of the integration of technology into our everyday household and personal items. For example, Bruce referenced this ominous youtube video about research related to the hacking of smart cars.
For this multimedia presentation, I decided to use Canva to create an infographic representing a few of these threats. As I am beginning to become more familiar with Canva as a platform, I found it to be a very useful and convenient way to create an infographic.
Prior to listening to this podcast, and throughout my entire life, I have always been wary of the integration of technology into our lives. Growing up in the 90’s, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to witness the development of the technological age. As a child there was no internet in my home, we didn’t have cellphones, there was no social media. It has truly been an incredible time to be alive. However, often I would hear about concepts such as G.P.S. technology in cellphones and cars, and I would wonder about the impact that this would have on our personal privacy. Is it worth being able to find the nearest Tim Hortons knowing that the same technology could be used by others to find your exact location? The content of this podcast has both confirmed and furthered my fears.