As technology progresses and information is regarded as invaluable, an individual's right's and privacies are becoming jeopardized. Personal information is logged and charted via Email, Internet activity, business transactions, medical records in addition to a myriad of other databases that store private information. This information is being siphoned through computers and shared, transferred as well as sold to various agencies without the individuals consent or knowledge or the transaction. Data is becoming more readily available to intrusive organizations and meddling agencies wishing to gain access a person's unique personal account. Such activity impedes an individual's autonomy and sense of individuality.
Ultimately, identity will be systematically quantified by means of genetic predisposition and statistical analysis. Biometric data pertaining to health conditions, disabilities and physical limitations will take precedence over ability and performance. Potential employers, insurance companies and even educational institutions may gain access to a person's biological references and act upon a situation with bias consideration. Such personal information is easily stored on magnetic strips placed upon licenses, credit cards or even implanted within the skin for permanent, easy access. Technological devices that at one time may have appeared benign may in fact contribute to the limitations abundant in the environment.
In effort to increase security in public establishments such as airports and malls, retinal scanning machines, full body x-ray devices and elementary finger printing analyzers have been implemented. Often times these methods are overly evasive and are performed without individuals being informed. Such practices have been insulated from the law and carried on in order to create a more "secure" environment. Ultimately, it is unknown where such informationmay drift and...