How would it make you feel if you found that someone knew every thought, purchase, and your daily routine? I'm sure you’d feel spooked, but what’s even more spooky is the fact that this is true- google amongst other platforms know more about you than you think.
This article from Campaigns of The World helped me understand how much information one singular platform is collecting from me and others. When you think about all of this information multiplied by the number of apps and websites that you visit daily, the amount of “personal” information that is now public is large, and it slightly makes me feel unsafe to know that what I once thought was my personal information and data is not only mine anymore.
Growing up, we’re taught the basic internet safety, such as creating a strong password, not talking to strangers, and sharing personal information, and much more. But in reality, no matter the precautions we think that we are taking, it's not enough. Especially when individuals tend to use a private browser or incognito mode, they are more vulnerable, even though data is still being collected in reality.
But one danger that not many people think of or talk about is women-dominated jobs, such as cashiers, fast food workers, and the majority of customer-service-centered roles. These roles are single-handedly being taken over by Artificial Intelligence and technology.
I know that when I go to places like Walmart, I probably will not have any customer service interactions, and I will have to shop for my own items, check myself out, and bag my own products. A job that was once completed by a cashier is now being completed by a consumer and technology. If we continue down this path, I am concerned that nobody will have jobs anymore, and more people will succumb to living paycheck-to-paycheck.
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