Kids with Cellphone Brains

    Nowadays we have been surrounding our self’s with all forms of technologies: laptops, iPad, cellphones and other of kinds of gadgets and devices. Who uses them? We do. We human beings do. According to Britney Fitzgerald, 58 percent of U.s Smartphone owners check their phones at least every hour. That means they would take their phones where ever they go and would always have them with them at all times. People from the ages 8 and up will more likely have access to a cellphone. The thing is that the ages 8-12 are considered to be little kids, just young little beings when you think about it. Children don’t really have a need to have a phone in their possession. Although kids might need a cellphone to use for an emergency, it doesn’t mean they need the latest kind of phone either. They shouldn’t be allowed to have an advanced kind of phone because it would be a huge distraction for them. If we let children have the latest phone, they would have several problems in their growing development such as lack of communication skills, obesity, and even being inexperienced in life. They are not growing up to be healthy, productive, and independent adults. Cellphone can make children become very dependable on those devices and would make them afraid or panic and even gain anxiety if they ever lose it or live without it. Then they would grow up depending on it and not be able to live on with just being able to believe in them self’s.

"social media: establishing criteria for law enforcement use" counterargument

I know every thing I said from my last post is true BUT I have something that goes against what I have said and need to speak my mind. Just because police reinforcements have a job and uses their social media for work doesn't mean that they cant have their own personal one with a different name. They desire their own private account (if desired too) of their own. That is wear they can be free and to be able to express their mind to have freedom of speech and say what ever they want (but of course not job related to be safe). During work and their personal time they need a different account where they can slack, where they can be them selves. But while on duty they must perform the task until they are done for the day. It is not fair if they take that part from them that makes them human. They have a need too, they have feelings as well they are not robots.

"Social Media: Establishing Criteria for Law Enforcement Use" -Robert D. Stuart ~ My Responce

The article 'Social Media: Establishing Criteria for Law Enforcement Use" by Robert D. Stuart is about how  even police officers use social media just like us. BUT they need to be careful on what they put on line. Stuart says that "missteps in its use can endanger the safety of officers and compromise criminal cases, resulting not only in embarrassment to department but exposure to civil and criminal liability." If a police officer posts up lets say on Facebook with a picture of the crime scene, that can lead to exposure to he public with out permission to do so. Another scenario would be posting up a status saying " I'm feeling so sleepy I need a coffee like right now" the police officers are being watch by the department. So no matter what they put up they need to be careful on what they write for people to see. Stuart mentions a 2011 survey that was conducted by the Institute for criminal Justice Education found that over 78 percent of law enforcement respondents had a social media account and of those, over 38 percent identified themselves on heir profile as policing professionals", it shows how the law enforcement have interest in social medias. Well of course since they are people more likely they would have interests towards it. even tho social media can also be part of heir benefits. They can use social media for public relations, crime prevention, and criminal investigation he claims. That is their way to get the word out to the people. That way people can help inform the police with a more easy access if they have something to tell them about a crime. Something that is recommended to the police enforcement is to not mix up their social lives with their professional ones. It can bring discredit to them and their departments. Criminals can become spy's and spy on private information that publicly was shared by law enforcement officers. While some officers know what to and what not to put on social media about 15 percent of the officers do not. Stuart says "government entities can restrict the speech of their employees under certain circumstances, such as if the expression interferes with or compromises the mission of the department or brings into question the professionalism of the officers of the agency." They have the power to take away or limit what is put on line. Stuart wants the officers to get train to know what is and not okay to expose on line. He wants Law enforcement administrators to establish appropriate controls over  the use of social media to increase its benefits for their departments and reduce incidents of misuse by officers. Stuart does have a point on having the law enforcement to be careful about the information they put on line it can effect them on a helpful way or a negative way..

"CitizenFour" Responce

 This movie was based on how Edward Snowden wanted to expose the truth about how our privacy is being hacked by top secret organizations. His in his job, since he was in one of the higher positions, he had access to things that other employers did not. He was able to see all the information that the organization was tracking for many many people. Snowden, who showed that he was very well informed on the order or way things where going to go down like, had a plan to help the information be exposed to the public without letting them get to him first. In the past; before Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg had made her own films about signs of corruption that the government doesn't want us to know about for example the situation about Iraq. She was placed on the secret government watch list and watch her every moved. This caused her to move to Berlin because how harassed she was feeling. The journalist Glenn Greenwald becomes part of Snowden story along the way. He helped Snowden get his information get across the public a step at a time. Snowden of course knew the consequences from his actions. So he wanted to be cautious and not let his family involved to what he is doing. So the time when they went out, he left a note saying it is some sort of business trip. Just so his family could be innocent and not effected. Snowden knew the risk that was placed in line. But Snowden seem very aware of everything was gonna be placed. Eventually as his plan was put into action. His wife told him that large machinery was surrounding his block. His wife was clueless but Snowden knew exactly what is going on. The thing is they thought he was home sick bu tin fact he was all the way across the globe in Hong Kong where he is being interviewed at to be safe. Eventually he let be expose him self and things started getting a little hasty. If I was him I would of been paranoid. Many public news broadcast where getting aware of this and was all over the place. In the end he had to go move to Russia and has his family join him with him. When you think about it the things he had to give up. He had a well paying job lived in a fabulous home in Hawaii, his life was really good. But he was one of those brave souls that wanted justice and sacrificed what he had.

"The Snitch in Your Pocket" -Michael Isikoff ~ My Responce

The reason that Michael Isikoff named the tittle "The Snitch in Your Pocket" because there actually is a snitch in your pocket tattle telling your information. In his case, the snitch is your mobile phone that you carry around with you everywhere you go. They say companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint devices are using their cell phone products to help track people. Isikoff says “The tracking is possible because either the phones have tiny GPS units inside or each phone call is routed through towers that can be used to pinpoint a phone's location to areas as small as a city block". How where we suppose to know that buying a phone would come with a price, besides the price we already had to pay for. They are "277 million cellphones"

And most of us don't even have a clue that we are being tracked by them. This was going on ever since Bush administration's warrant less was wiretapping program that was like about maybe more than 8 years ago, it has been rumored that "mini- revolt was brewing over another type of federal snooping" was not getting any much publication to that notice at all. Isikoff believes that internal data from telecommunications companies would show the locations of their customers' cell phones with the excuse of they needed the records to "trace the movements of suspected drug traffickers, human smugglers, even corrupt officials". In that case they do have a good point but it doesn't mean that they are not using it for foul thing they should not be doing. Even some of the federal magistrates where not feeling at ease about it when they founded out.  The purpose for wanting to have access to trace sell phones are because it was intentionally to help police and other emergency officers during the 911 calls. It is indeed help full, wanting to know where the victim cry for help is located to know where they are at or if the call gets called off. At least the person would know that more likely their location will be known. But the FBI and other law-enforcements have been obtaining records or cell-phone locations without letting the person know or permission to do so. Sprint Nextel even has a web site that helps the law-enforcements to have access to record without really breaking a sweat.

Nextel says that in order for the agents to have access they would need be authenticated before they are given passwords to log on to the site but as will have to prove a valid court orders for all non-emergency requests. I am just wondering why the court is okay with giving them access if it is not even an emergency or need to. I wonder if they can do the same for other electronics that is not a phone that they use from companies also.

"My iPhone addiction was making me a terrible mom" By Meredith Hale ~ Summary

Something so innocent like simply checking e-mails through out the day on your phone can become checking Facebook first thing every morning after waking up. Eventually, just telling your kids "one more minute" scrolling through your phone in the grocery store parking lot while your kids are waiting for you to start driving. Hale felted ashamed doing that and specially with her kids their she felted like it was bad parenting from her part. She realized a turning point when her essay about why she decided to return the tablet from her 5 year old tablet back got published. She got a lot of criticism back saying things about how she is being hypocritical  since she uses her iPhone 24/7 her self. Starting getting paranoid to worry about her child going towards the same footsteps as her. She didn't wanted that for her child. So she decided to end to saying "one last minute" to them and decided to make an experiment about the issue. She decided quit her phone for one week and only use the computer for work when the kids are at school or asleep. She started to notice something in her experiment. She didn't told her kids about what she was doing but she notice that they notice she wasn't on her phone anymore. She saw signs of them saying they were pleased about it, with ought really saying anything directly. She also notice that she forgotten how to focus. When she had her phone she was unable to focused at activity for long amount of time.Now she can watch the entire TV show without interruptions. She would of use her phone for an excuse to not look at Thomas ( the blue cartoon train) chug around the Island of sober or not having to braid Elsa's hair for the eighteen time that day. She says they deserve my presence with i'm thrilled with the current activity or not. She started to pay attention more to even the little things. She never noticed before that her son's new found love of turning book pages or her daughter sudden willingness to embrace Anna just like Elsa (Frozen characters). They she found out the once that distraction diaper ( iPhone) other remain. She would still have other distractions that would  have her wondering about toward work while conversation about Play-Doh. When the week ended, she began using her iPhone again. She notice a difference though.She didn't want to go back to her obsessive behavior.She wanted to focus on being better, more aware, more present as a mom.She wanted give her children more attention, to concur her distraction. But if she couldn't do so,they would see her at least trying.

I'm turning into a zombie!

Everyone has a social media they are addicted to. For me, it's YouTube. I can not live without it. You can find multiple videos on there about anything. Personally, for me, I use it to listen to music. Having to not listen to songs left me so life less towards my end of the journey. anything that i did during the 24 hours felted so veg to me. It is like some one sucked all the colors out of everything. I had no choice but to sing to my self while doing work. Even though I actually didn't mind singing to myself, but it wasn't the same. I needed my celebrity singers to do a duet with me to sing along.  Afterwards I got tired of singing I started to hum instead. Something that I felted so dull for me is when i took a shower yesterday night. I felted a little lonely not hearing my music while taking the shower. It was kind of awkward I didn't felt comfortable, I felted off. But since the 24 hour is finally up,  I'm feeling so relieved now. I can finally listen to someone else sing instead of being me, thank goodness.

A Little Something, Something.

Welcome, This blog of mine is made for my class English 1 at Long Beach City College, spring semester of 2015. Let me tell a little something about my self other then; as you can tell, being 18 year old college student. I am working on getting my associates degree in science-nursing in the RN program. Once I'm done with that, I will transfer and work on becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM). I believe becoming an CNM would make me feel like I'm doing a big part for the community. Not just for the community, as well for the future mothers and lovely young souls that I would help bring out into this world; in healthy conditions, with our help and nurturing assistance.