CMNS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: High Tech, Hide Nothing, Personal Affairs
21 Sep 2017
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Invisible technologies = give evidence of which technologies relate cmns to antiquity. Letter writing: tech of writing + tech of producing paper + bureaucratic tech required in the creation of an international postal system = worked seamlessly together in the past. Is a commonplace assumption in much social theory. In a cmc environment, gestures/vocal intonations/body language =/= generally available for enhancing interpersonal messages. Idea that people will become isolated from one another b/c of the form of mediation provided by computers: barrier that blocks our access to the othe(cid:396)"s p(cid:396)ese(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Question authentic human interrelations: consider: is the criticism you read informed by presuppositions the author may not recognize, e. g. If privacy = a human right, it must be observed as fundamental, not as an add-on when it is convenient: but i(cid:374) the te(cid:272)h age (cid:449)e i(cid:374)ha(cid:271)it, it"s ha(cid:396)d to see ho(cid:449) the (cid:396)ights a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e sustai(cid:374)ed. Cctv, though it is for our own good, security, and peace of mind.
