Have you guys ever wondered how far technological progress has brought us since the wheel was invented? I don’t want to sound academic-ish here but it is technological revolution that has allowed globalization to work, i.e., economic, political, and geographic boundaries were dissolved by the Internet. I can still remember when I ordered a hard-to-find (more like impossible-to-find) book at Amazon.com. It was delivered to me two weeks later. Transactions were done right in front of my PC. And that was 5 years ago! If you are looking for a diamond for someone you love, you can go to an online store database like ShopWiki. (And while you are at it, you might want to check these wrist watches and imagine how it feels like to wear a $375K or PhP18M Patek Phillippe watch. Oohh-zaa…) If you want to find a certain place in the world, you can check and visit Google Map or Wikimapia. There are sooo many things that technology can offer to us.
But here’s the problem: Did you watch the news last night? According to Canadian researchers, a group of Chinese hackers were able to infiltrate the firewalls of many Asian government IT facilities. Needless to say, confidential information are there. Information that may, in extreme cases, cause civil or political unrest. In my other blog, I wrote some potential benefits and harm or risks present in the Internet. This hacking incident is way beyond what I am afraid of.
Which brings me to a very significant concern: The automated 2010 national elections. If the news on the hacking incident is indeed true, then, I am afraid our basic right as free individuals is at risk in this automated election. I am not a techie person, but if the hackers can infiltrate government firewalls across Asia, well, we might be heading to an automated cheating. I know that IT is the way of the future, but I really hope, and wish, that we are not spending so much on something that can only facilitate cheating… that can automate cheating.
Hayyy… Is this the price we have to pay for technological advancements? Sometimes I am wondering if it is possible for any development to happen without any potential drawbacks. Oh well…
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Technology can be so destructive in the wrong hands. Reminds of of that Charlie’s Angels movie where technology can trace people’s whereabouts thru cellphone.
Posted by Rico at April 2, 2009, 11:32 am