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  1. Apr 2019
    1. someone could replicate that to fool others into believing they are talking to you.

      by fooling people to think they are talking to you, they person may be able to get valuable information about you and may use it against you.

    2. when information is extracted and then used in an illegal way.

      it is kind of troubling that information could be taken so easily and used in a bad way. this would not make a person feel safe at all.

    3. when information is used out of context

      if something is used out of context this could cause problems for everyone that is involved. it could cause more drama then there was originally.

    4. They may obtain information from you and then use it in ways you don’t anticipate.

      they could use the information against you and have the potential to blackmail you, which in either case would not be good.

    5. AI callers violate that because of their potential to intrude

      if the AI are violating privacy shouldn't that be a concern? the companies should try to improve it, so it may seem less intrusive.

    6. to make appointments and handle other interactions on your behalf 

      i feel that by doing this, we will become more dependent on technology and will not do anything for ourselves anymore.

    7. to make phone calls that imitate a human. I

      this is a scary thing to happen, becuase when people get a phone call, they may not know if the call is real or fake.

    1. Echo Dot speaker in every room of their house and used them to control the lights, heating and security systems.

      this shows the world we live in today, people always have to have devices everywhere, and what happen to this family could be a sign that we should not have so many devices in our house, we should not depend on them.

    2. she wants it out of her house and her money back

      i would want the devices out of my house, if I found out that they were listening to my private conversations.

  2. Feb 2019
    1. n ways that are strikingly similar to real-world physical experiences,"

      this could cause a person to be confused because they will think that the situtation in the VR is an actual real life situation.

    2. with younger children should be especially cautious with virtual reality, even if they purchased the game for teens or young adults.

      maybe VR should not be introduced in school because it may harm the kids instead of being a beneficial learning tool. schools should e careful if they are planning on using it and read the warning signs.

    3. ut manufacturers say some people can seize even without a history of blackouts,

      this should be a sign to the developers that something needs to change or something in the app needs to change. people should be having seizures while using VR. this may turn people away from using vr and cause them to be apprehensive when using it.

    4. increasingly loud audio may start to sound normal but can actually be damaging your hearing,"

      loud sounds may cause dmage to you ears. this is why doctors say dont listen to tv so loud and odnt have your headphone volume all the way up. this concept is starting to apply to VR. people need to become aware of how this may effect their hearing.

    5. we may be projecting onto the eyes something that looks far away, but in reality, it's only a few centimeters from the eye,"

      this is how VR tricks us and makes them seem one way even though they are not. a scene could look one way but when someone removes the headset they will see something different. this may make people more gullible.

    6. virtual reality complain of eye strain, headaches and, in some cases, nausea.

      this makes sense that people are experiencing these effects because they are staring at a screen and the enviroment is moving around even though they are not moving. this could make people sick and maybe not want to use the app anymore

    7. You can trip and hit your head or break a limb and get seriously hurt, so someone needs to watch over you when you are using VR. That's mandatory."

      this is why the apps should only be used in classrooms because the person will be surrounded by adults and peers that can watch them and lookout for them.

    8. While wearing the product's headset you are blind to the world around you,

      this is true because when you are in the app, you don't realize that you aren't seeing real life and can forget that you have other surroundings.

    1. which the animals can explore a virtual space on treadmills, the team have been able to monitor activity in the hippocampus

      I don't get how studying animals could help them understand how these apps will effect humans?

    2. Teledildonic sex (remote sexual activity) is already bedding in,

      this is to be expected. Many people will use things that are designed to help people and turn them bad or use them in th wrong way.

    3. who develop and supply video-game control systems for people with disabilities

      this could be a cool new design that could help many people. people who have disabilities could have trouble hearing or talking and these new apps could help them with that. I think that it would be really beneficial for our enviroment if these kind of apps come out to the public.

    4. but the act of removing the headset at the end of the session, which is followed by the dull thud as you return to a comparatively beige reality, devoid of the wonder and boundlessness of the synthetic

      you do have to come back tp reality once you remove the headset. you are so used to being in that world of virtual reality that it takes a little while for you to realize that you are not in it anymore.

    5. have been conducting experiments to explore the effects of VR on the brains of rats.

      many people might protest to this test because they feel that animals should not be tested on. I think there has to be other ways to test how VR effects the brain

    1. the advanced way of visualization.

      by having this advance visualization, it will help us be able to see more things that may be new to us. these new things may help us learn more and advance our knowledge on many things.

    1. Virtual reality makes it possible for a teacher to offer learning experiences that are engaging, creative and immersive.

      this shows how it is being used as a new tool and is being introduced into the world of education and with that is having positive effects and is offering more to the world of education.