Cellphones & Privacy

I do not believe that prepaid cellphones should be banned even if some people do use them to evade law enforcement. There are plenty of things used today by criminals to get away, but just because some people use them for the wrong reasons does not mean they should be taken away from everyone. Sometimes people simply don't like the idea that anyone can track them even if they are a law-abiding citizen. For example, my dad refuses to get an EZpass because he can be tracked more easily than by his license plate through the tolls, and doesn't want to get a speeding ticket based on the time it takes him to get from toll to toll. In some ways I believe the government has every right to track these things, but sometimes it seems a little much. This is why I don't believe prepaid cellphones should be banned. It means there is always a way to actually escape from the constant watch we're under.

Location Tracking

        I feel that every aspect of GPS trackers being implanted in people or in old people's shoes is a ridiculous violation of privacy and should absolutely not be done. I can understand why some people would like it for young children but at what point does it just become too much? If it starts with only children under 5, how long is it until someone complains that their older kids should have a tracking device as well? I know that I wasn't always where I told my parents I would be, but I wasn't doing anything I shouldn't have been. People grew up without having cellphones so they weren't in constant contact with one another so I don't feel like all of a sudden we need to know where people are at all times of the day. Also, I believe we each have a right to be where we want, when we want without others having to know (as long as we're not doing anything dangerous or harmful). If this happens, the government will eventually get access to our whereabouts and if they can get it, then other people, mainly "bad guys", will then be able to access that information and that could potentially put people at risk.
        Having said this, I do not have any young children or anyone close to me with dementia or Alzheimer's. My thoughts on this subject could easily change if my situation were to change, but for now I am very strongly against any kind of GPS tracking in people.

Here's my post for Living in a Networked World.