Persuasive Essay On Society Hacking

How many apps have you used today, or how many websites have you visited? The answer is probably very many, some even without your knowledge. Behind the pixels of your phone or personal computer’s screen, thousands of bytes of data are being transmitted. Most of that data is what you’d expect: e-mail, texting, weather, games, and so on. Unfortunately there has been a growing problem over the last several years, and it’s not one that is obvious to the average internet user. Some of that sent data contains information which isn’t necessary, oftentimes it’s personal data. Your browsing habits, favorite games, most listened to music genres are being shared to advertising agencies for profit. Privacy is quickly vanishing from the internet and

In 2000 Riverside County California decided to spend 14 million dollars to make their voting system all electronic. This decision was made on the basis that in 1998 more than one million dollars was spent on paper ballots (in Riverside), but when only half of the county voted the extras had to be trashed. For local elections their new electronic system fetched a 99% approval rating from voters (Wired.com article). The only foreseeable downside to this technology is the start up price and with internet voting not likely due to security issues, this maybe the best solution.

The United States of America should stick with old school paper ballots. On paper is safe, reliable, cheap, and cannot be tampered with. Protecting your votes should be top priority.

Many people argue over whether or not people should use EVMs or paper ballots. This is a very serious argument. The reason being that this is how we make important decsisions as a community that directly influences the goverment and controls most of our daily lives. People argue over the safety of voting and how it can be swayed, however this is why EVMs should be used more.

Now days, anything and everything can be hacked into. The person who wrote "Everyone Should Be Able to Vote" states that "EVMs are safe" and that they are not "...connected to the internet" but that still does not stop someone from hacking into the machines or putting a bug onto the machine while they are voting. Like the person who wrote "Electronic Voting Is a Bad Idea" states that in 2007 a "...malicious software can transfer EVM votes for one candidate to another without the voter noticing", and in 2014 "...dozens of voters reported that machines had incorrectly recorded their votes". If something like that happens, then all those people who voted will have to go back and vote again. Making it a hassel on everyone.

Everyone should be able to vote, this is true. The controversy between the best way to do so, is evident. Electronic Voting Machines, or EVMs, have been introduced within the past deacde. Although they have provided innovative strengths to the process of voting, EVMs, also have many weaknesses.

I say that because like in the first article, "it's easy for voters with disabilities." Coming from a family of folks with all kinds of disabilities, with one of my uncle's being unable to walk or stand up, these devices would be a phenomenal addition to our lives to make voting a whole lot easier on our part. Privacy was always a must for me, so EVM's would personally be a big help in terms of voting easily so you can get done faster, seeing as they "aren't connected to the internet" and "EVM's record every action so they can't be tampered with". Not only that, but I also come from a wide variety of family members from all over the place, so the language

I do not agree with using electronic voting machines in place of traditional paper ballots. My reasons why are as follows, first, using EVMs would be costly. Also, EVMs could be hacked. Another reason is that some people would have a hard time using this equipment.

In favor of using electronic voting ballots, some citizens in the U.S.A feel electronic voting machines help more people vote more easily. In 2003 97% of voters of different ages, races, and physical ability said they had no trouble using the machines. A 2006 poll in Utah returned almost the same result. Even voters of different languages can smoothly adapt from using the electronic voting machines over the paper ballots. Since the costs of printing is high the many different languages are limited for the paper ballots, so without EVMs voters who do not read english well have to ask the poll workers for help making privacy impossible. Citizens also agree with using EVMs over paper ballots because they are safe. They aren't connected to the internet, where hacking often occurs, so they can't be tampered with. Voters with security questions do not need to worry. They capture votes electronically and store them in

Many citizens believe that voters should stick to the orthodox method of casting paper ballots and not implement these new EVMs. Their primary reasoning behind this thinking is the fear of having an EVM hacked and their votes tampered with. With any electronic machine it is a valid arguement to be afraid of recording private information on it due to the ever-present threat of hacking. However, according to the passage, EVMs are not connected to the internet nor are they easily tampered with due to the recording of every action during the voting process. In the opposing passage it states that a magazine published an article in which the writer explaines how he was able to tamper with votes on EVMs. I believe this to be a unreliable source of information because tampering with votes is a very severe federal crime that I doubt anyone would publically admit to commiting. So while I can understand where the fear of EMVs is coming from, I seriously doubt that the confidentiality of ballots is at risk with these

With the widespread use of technology becoming more prominent, acts of cyber terrorism pose an increased threat to safety. Cyber terrorists exploit the internet and its users to commit acts that can be increasingly detrimental to their targets. Some of the terrorist activities include large scale corruption of computer networks by using tools like computer viruses. Certain individuals even have the ability of creating severe damage to government systems, national security systems and even hospital servers. Most of the technology made today only has intentions of making life easier for people. However, skilled users can manipulate the cyber world for negative intentions. Staying informed when it comes to cyber terrorism and cybercrime is important to do because of the increased reliance on technology in society. Steps to improve cyber security before an attack ensures the safety of sensitive information. The topic of cyber security and cyber warfare are interesting topics to keep up to date with. Understanding these topics can be beneficial to my dream of being in the FBI, ensuring the safety of others by working to prevent acts of cyberterrorism.

It is my personal belief that paper ballots are better than electronic voting machines. There is the potential for tampering or hacking the machines. This was stated in the second argument. The article stated that " in 2013 a national magazine ran an article explaining that with a basic electircal system knowledge and a few tools that someone could tamper with the machine and transfer votes" . This poses a major problem. Imagine, a canidate that is more qualified to govern the people loosing because someone tampered with a machine. That means that the entire course of a Presidential election can be shifted with very little effort and the well being of a country could be at stake.

some may have an opinon on how paper ballots aren't the best voting option because of how the united states have 33.7 million people of voting age with disabilities that are 20% less likely to vote due to accessibility issues. Well paper ballots and EVM's you have to travel to get to both so accessibility shouldnt be a flaw just on paper ballots. paper ballots are simple and what the people are used to. theres more trust in voting on paper than on a machine that can be faulty or record the wrong thing or even stop

The ethical issues surrounding hacking, stem from several sources mainly dealing with order and control, and information ownership. What is difficult to decipher from all the media hoopla surrounding the terms, "hacker" and "hacking" is both the simultaneous sensationalism and the condemnation of said activities. Of course just recently, even a movie was made and was appropriately called Hackers. The term and all that it implies has truly entered our popular consciousness when Hollywood has made a box office movie on it. As the advancement of computer technologies and systems of information become increasingly more and more complex in today's fast paced modern world and said technologies become an integral

Also contributing to the margin of error is the fact that many electronic machines don’t keep paper records of the votes that are inputted into the systems, and “Because many of these machines have no paper audit trails, a large number of votes will never be counted,”(Elizabeth Weise). Also having no paper records mean that a ballot can be hacked and changed and no one will know what the original was and have no evidence that it was hacked. Although voting machines have advanced and changed over the decades, many voting booth today still use outdated machines. “Security risks are the number one danger of older technology. The older your operating system or application, the longer the bad guy hackers have to find and exploit vulnerabilities”(Rack Blogger), while officials are still using voting machines from 2000-2004, today.