Even though we have these major problems there are still some who emphasize the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. One argument they may use is that phones allows them to connect with people all over the world. They are both right and wrong when saying this. It is possible to meet new people over the phone, but how close can people get when they will never see one another. It is not practical to travel to meet all of the people you have friended over the phone. There is also the risk that the other person is not who they say they are. For example, the person on the other end could be pretending to be a little girl, but, in reality, they are a grown man with nothing better to do. The best way to eliminate that possibility is to go out and meet people in person. When meeting someone in person, it is easier to see their true self. The opposition may also suggest that with new innovations people can now Facetime or Skype from almost anywhere. That may be true, but this can also be done from a home computer just as easily. This means there is no reason for every single person in the household to own their own personal cell phone.
One of the biggest problems with the increased use of cell phones is that it is affecting personal privacy. This could range from taking pictures of someone without their consent to videoing someone changing in the locker room. Cara Branigan gives some examples of this in her article "Cell Phones Have the Potential to Violate Privacy in School" by saying, “In Japan, however, people have gone to jail for photographing up women's skirts” (24). This is becoming a big problem across the world. It is very easy for someone to take a picture of another person without them even knowing. If people were to limit the amount of phones in the world or take away a lot of smart phones capabilities, it would limit a lot of these occurrences. This has even become a problem in the younger generation. This is shown in this quote from the article “Campus Safety Must Be Considered If Cell Phones Are Allowed in Schools”: “And new cell phones with cameras could be used to take pictures of students changing clothes in gym locker areas” (10). Most teens nowadays own cell phones. so it is not uncommon to have an incident like this turn up. Cell phones have created new worries when it comes to personal privacy. If there were no cell phones people would not have to worry about having their picture taken without their knowledge
One of the biggest problems with the increased use of cell phones is that it is affecting personal privacy. This could range from taking pictures of someone without their consent to videoing someone changing in the locker room. Cara Branigan gives some examples of this in her article "Cell Phones Have the Potential to Violate Privacy in School" by saying, “In Japan, however, people have gone to jail for photographing up women's skirts” (24). This is becoming a big problem across the world. It is very easy for someone to take a picture of another person without them even knowing. If people were to limit the amount of phones in the world or take away a lot of smart phones capabilities, it would limit a lot of these occurrences. This has even become a problem in the younger generation. This is shown in this quote from the article “Campus Safety Must Be Considered If Cell Phones Are Allowed in Schools”: “And new cell phones with cameras could be used to take pictures of students changing clothes in gym locker areas” (10). Most teens nowadays own cell phones. so it is not uncommon to have an incident like this turn up. Cell phones have created new worries when it comes to personal privacy. If there were no cell phones people would not have to worry about having their picture taken without their knowledge