The Security Of Your Own Home

Alexa is a voice recognition device that listens to the owners commands and answers back to them. It is used for a variety of reasons: Weather, music, reminders, and much more. But more and more people have been questioning whether or not Alexa is listening to more than what she is supposed to hear. The device will listen when it hears its queue , which is “Alexa”, yet there has been situations where police have come to Amazon to collect information of what it has heard regarding crimes. Since people are buying these devices and willingly placing them in their homes, why not use them as a government spying device? “These are not potential listening devices. They are listening devices- that is why they exist. And if a hotel-room pone can be rigged as a listening device for other than its original purposes, why not something built to listen all the time?” (Gerald Sauer). Amazon’s Alexa was built to listen to people talk and answer what their commands. If government hacked the device to listen to people, no one would ever know, which is why it is similar to the hidden microphones in Orwell’s novel. The microphones were secret listening devices hidden all over, to make sure no citizens were breaking any laws. They listened to every word someone said and no one ever knew when they were being

There are a few reasons why I truly believe I need and deserve an Xbox One. Xbox is the one thing that connects us all. Since almost all of us are hours away from each other, we cannot really talk and see each other on a daily basis. However, we can all log into Xbox and play together. So far, we have lost four people to the Xbox one, thus making our Xbox 360 group smaller. Therefore, we should all convert to the Xbox One to become a full team again.

All you really need to know is that both the PS4 and the Xbox One represent a significant leap over their predecessors. Some people in the industry are suggesting that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4

To start off Xbox has backwards compatibility. This means that the new console, the Xbox one, can play games from the old console, the Xbox 360. This is a vital feature so there can be less clutter and no effort of having to switch inputs. While it can play select games from the 360, the One cannot play original Xbox games

With the seemingly exponential propagation of inexpensive digital communications technologies over recent years, the general public is becoming more aware of the issues surrounding information privacy and government surveillance in the digital age. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry with a smart-phone has to be wary of how they use their private information for fear of that information being collected and used in a way contrary to their wishes. "Leaky" smartphone apps that transmit private information across the internet can be unethically used by government agencies. The issue of privacy is a balancing act; the public usually wants increased privacy and the government usually wants increased access.

The Fourth Amendment allows electronic surveillance to be used to help solve crime while still protecting privacy. The NSA and FBI are looking directly into nine U.S. internet companies, extracting audio and video chats, photographs, emails, documents, and connection logs, which help to track foreign targets. The formal legal process required in Britain to seek personal materials such as emails, photos, and videos from an internet company based out of the country is being circumvented. It was agreed that they would minimize the amount of personal data being taken from people without a warrant and that people should know when their information is being used. Apple, for example, believes the customers have a right to know how their private information

Katz v United States - If you have a reasonable expectation to privacy, you have a legal right to privacy.

Within the Constitution of the United States of America, the word “privacy” appears exactly zero times. Not once does the legal document that outlines the social order of the United Sates, define, or explicitly state a “right to privacy” for its citizens. Even with this fact prevailing over society, American citizens still esteem privacy in the highest regard. According to a survey conducted by the PEW Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America, “93 percent of adults say that being in control of who can get information about them is important… 88 percent [of Americans] say it is important that they not have someone watch or listen to them without their

Over the past few years, the development of the Internet and the intrusive surveillance capabilities of these technologies have caused privacy to become a major political and social issue for millions of Americans who go online.  Companies employ a variety of tools to gather marketable information on American citizens.  Most of the use of this information is for personalized advertisement and to create databases of target audiences.  While these activities may appear to be nothing more than annoyances for a majority of Americans, there is the hidden danger of the loss of privacy.

Legal actions are likely to be brought against organizations that have violated consumer’s privacy rights, or misled them by failing to maintain security for sensitive consumer information. Under, the proposed settlement agreements, which are subject to public comment, the companies are prohibited from misrepresenting the extent to which they participate in any privacy or data security program sponsored by the government or other approved organization.

According to Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary, surveillance is defined as a “close kept watch over someone or something (as by a detective).” Surveillance has been used ever since the days of, “Follow that cab!” From their primitive state, surveillance techniques and technology have evolved. Policing agencies no longer need to use methods of surveillance such as listening through walls, looking through windows and over fences, and even sifting through a suspect’s garbage. Because of the continuous development of new technology, policing agencies can hear, see, and track almost everyone and everything. As more and more technology is developed, who is to

The XBOX is now a 6th generation video game console that is manufactured by Microsoft. The machine itself was released in November of 2001, just in time for the 2001 Holiday Season in the United States, then subsequently worldwide. The decision to manufacture and release the system was Microsoft's first plunge into the gaming console market and designed to compete with the Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCUbe, and Sega's Dreamcast. By November of 2002, Microsoft launched the Xbox Live service that allowed players to play interactive games online (Gamer's Catch, 2006). Looking at the evolution of the system, however, we now know that the Xbox began to be discontinued in late 2005 (in Japan) and then in early 2007 in North America. The last game was released in August 2007, and even support for out-of-warranty consoles was discontinued in 2009, with all new faulty consoles replaced with Xbox 360. Xbox Live support was discontinued in April 2010 (Whitten, 2010).

In terms of the product itself, Xbox One has many features that it can use to its advantage in distinguishing itself from other gaming systems, as well aiding its ability to attract many customers. For example, the Xbox has many apps such as Netflix, Google, and ESPN, which the console owner can use whenever they want (even during the middle of a gaming session). Cable and Satellite television services can even be connected through the Xbox in order to enhance the consumers’ experiences and to create an all in one system. Additionally, the Xbox brand is known for many of the great games only offered with the Xbox experience, making it a more alluring choice.

Microsoft is trying to establish the Xbox One as the video game console leader in the Video Game Industry. The Xbox One is a third generation video game console for Microsoft. The video game industry continues to have steady growth. However,

The Xbox One, being one top competitors in the gaming console industry has many features that differ from other gaming consoles. One main feature is the Xbox Live which is an online service for the Xbox console allowing an individual