Thursday, February 21, 2013

-Day 13: Cell Phones and Privacy-


            Cell phones are the now primary forms of telephone communication in many countries.  As popularity of cell phones increase, the complexity of the phones evolve with it.  Phones first became smaller and lighter before adding on a multitude of applications.  Many people now own smart phones that are essentially a miniature computer with phone services, but their popularity has also created many flaws in privacy through cracks in programming of the phone itself or applications on the phone.
            Due to the desire for privacy and the lack of simple phones, I believe that pre-paid phones are still a legitimately necessary item.  Many elderly would benefit from the simplicity of pre-paid phones.  Children’s phone habits can be more easily managed through pre-paid phones through limiting time or texts without any “overages.” Those who are visiting or temporarily staying in an area, such as international students, may need a temporary cell phone for limited use.  The most valuable aspect of a pre-paid cell phone is that you are guaranteed to stay on budget because you do not have to sign up for any sort of cell phone plan that bills you every month and has the capability of charging extra fees without warning.  Criminal use of pre-paid phones is a noticeable trend, but we don’t ban spray paint because of huffing or graffiti artists, so neither should we ban pre-paid cell phones when they have so many benefits to law-abiding citizens.

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