EOTO Reflection 2: Total Information Awareness

 Total Information Awareness

Prior to this presentation I did not really have an idea as to what total information awareness entailed. Thanks to the information provided by gracesavoca.blogspot.com and techtarget.com, I now know that total information awareness is a, "System of a large database created by combining as much information as possible about as many people as possible through computer algorithms and human analysis." The main goal of this is to unfortunately give law enforcement access to private information which not only takes away Freedoms of American Citizens, but it also goes against the Fourth Amendment. If this were to be put into place then the government would have full authority over the lives of American Citizens which goes against everything we are to supposedly stand for as a country. People really need to be alerted about this information and unfortunately, many less educated people along with people that are poor are not aware of this most of the time, so it is important that they are alerted and know what's really going on.

There is fortunately one pretty big pro to consider when thinking about this pretty unfortunate situation at face value, because there's a chance they could be a factor in putting an end to terrorism as well as other issues. Realistically, they would be able to somehow identify said foreign terrorists, figure out what they want to do with the United States. Thanks to archive.epic.org, I learned that there are four main elements that total information awareness is out into which are, a rapid-turn around experimentation process, infrastructure development and tool hardening process, a technology refresh process, and innovative architecture.

Everyone involved will be impacted in some kind of way because we all leave a trace on the computer or forms of technology we use. As technology evolves and changes, so does this system because everything shifts so quickly in today's time. This could personally have an impact on you and those around you as well as all the things you may decide to purchase. It is just important to be conscious and in the know to avoid potential arising issues.