"Blown to Bits" Chapter 1

1.The digital revolution has greatly impacted society, for better or for worse, of the world today.

2. Questions:

1. Identify how they found Tanya's location.
2. Describe how bits behave.
3. Analyze the statement, "The data will all be kept forever, unless there are policies to get rid of it", and discuss why this is put in place and a problem.
4. Debate the good and bad of technology.

3. I agree that computing will transform society. I believe that computing has already made a large impact on society. The storing of bits is a process that police officers use all the time to find people using cell phone records or bank account transactions. The case of Tanya Rider found in the reading is a core example of this.