Writing Resources
Should Companies Be Allowed to Track Consumers Shopping or Other Preferences Without Their Permission Many companies such as E Z Pass cell phone companies and various retail stores have been spying on consumers listening recording and tracking them without their knowledge It is an invasion of privacy that allows major companies to profit off our personal information Simply it's not right rude and downright creepy These companies should not be allowed to intentionally watch and document people's lives without their permission The fact that they are recording people in secretive ways is alarming It only leads to the questions that we desperately want and need answers for Does anyone have privacy anymore Who can we trust Are we safe First companies watching and collecting information about us is an invasion of privacy Stores are now purchasing a new tool to provide details as to what customers want the EyeSee Mannequin The EyeSee Mannequins have cameras in their eyes that analyze your age gender and race while you shop in a store Some of the mannequins even have ears so they can record comments from customers Whitehead W John These strange dolls can store a lot of information about the company's customers allowing them to provide what the people want in order to gain more profit RFIDs or radio frequency information devices are an automatic identification system that tracks and collects data and transmits the information through a tag A device called a reader extracts and processes the information on the tab These RFIDs can be paired to a person's identity and track the items invading people's privacy Stein G Serena Another way our privacy is being invaded is through our smartphones Your cell phone company is always tracking you whether it's your location what you search online or even listening to conversations you have on the phone All of the data is being sent to Google and is being stored on our phones
