CRITICAL THINKING (analysis)

This analysis was one of my weblog postings for Tech 114, a course I took last trimester. Tech 114, History and Theory of Technology and Culture, focused on writing, visual and computing technologies as they advanced throughout history. We were asked to do an online reading then answer a question in weblog form. The question was: 'Think of surveillance technology that you have experienced in everyday life, from street cameras to identity cards, tax records and credit databases. Relate the readings on surveillance to how your behaviour might change, knowing that you are being watched in many ways. What are the dangers? Are there any advantages?' This posting required critical thinking because we had to think of any concerns dealing with surveillance technology. Even for someone who disproves the use of surveillance technology in the home, I had to think of several reasons why it was bad and how this could affect a household in terms of privacy. The best part of this analysis was that it forced the reader to think about the concerns about surveillance as well as the advantages and disadvantages. Forcing the readers to answer the question made them think about the text they had just read in a critical manner, instead of just reading it without fully comprehending the points the article was trying to make. An area to be improved on is the length of my entry. I don't think that the entry was long enough and incorporated enough of the ideas from the text. If I had included more of the text's citations, this would have given the entry a more in-depth look into the article and my understanding of it.