task 2

I chose this video because of its credibility. In this video Stephen Carter, who is Minister for Communication, technology and broadcasting of Britain talks about new communication technology and explains report on digital economy that it will change the future of Great Britain. It is important because it focuses on political perspective of new technology. He talks about technological advance from digitalization of the Britain. Government needs to maintain good deal of focus on digital technology because it is technological roads and rails of future. In order to succeed in future Great Britain needs to focus on digitalization on businesses. The content should be nurtured and develop this technology. He talks about introducing framework to securely use this new technology, how to place legal constraint on use of new technology. He talks about Participation, infrastructure, engagement, government responsibilities associated with digital technology. Because digital technology is virtual, Technology provides people great deal democracy by means of access, control, information, knowledge, roots to market that is liberating idea for people and nation like Great Britain.
How long have you been using these communication technologies?
I have been using internet as communication technology for about 10 years now, I’ve started using it when I was in school. It has advance to greater level since its introduction.
    * What influenced you to start using these particular technologies?  How did you find out about them?
The main influence was the convenience of using it. From home I can search any information or news at anytime. It provided me great deal of freedom to chat and talk with my friend at my own pace. I found out about them through various means, mostly by word of mouth from friends or teachers.

    * Is privacy an issue for you when using new technologies?  What do you think of companies like Facebook and Google who collect information about their users?   (How do you deal with issues around privacy?)
I think privacy is a great issue with these new technologies, as they collect our personal information, they can use it for their own benefits such as marketing and sending junk emails. They create their own database about the behavioural pattern and this can be breach of privacy laws. Especially, when some company such as Google or Facebook keeps record of all of their clients such as all of their emails, this puts us at risk in so many ways. There is no confidentiality that whatever we communicate is private.

I think it is better not to give phone number or personal contact details or home address over the internet. It is better to keep it limited to emails. Also, I avoid using credit card over internet.

    * Do you have friends whom you know only from the internet and have never met in person?   Is this different to people that you know in person? 
Of course it makes great deal of difference, my friends are my life. I usually don’t engage in internet conversation with people I don’t know. It is just for amusement of people, who don’t like to socialise in real life. Internet keeps us away from our real friends, with whom we can go out share our feelings and we know them in person. I would not trust someone over internet to care for me or help in tough times.


The other side of this might be that you don't use new communication technologies for such trivial things as socialising. Explain why you don't use them. Is it a very conscious choice? Under what circumstances do you think you would consider using them?
As I said before I like face to face communication rather than chatting on internet; however, when I am away from my family and friends I use web camera to chat with them over the internet. It gives me great encouragement to do my work when I am away from them. It makes me feel connected to them.