Technology has the power of helping us and improving the quality of life but at the same time, it can be seriously evil. Just like a coin, technology too has two sides. The way we use technology can make it either good or evil. Technology has made our lives a lot easier than before. We are now working, playing, listening to music, paying bills and watching movies from a single device.
Our lives are dominated by technology because we have quite forgotten how to survive in its absence. There are, however, some tech innovations which are creepy. In this article, you will find out all about five of the creepiest technological innovations.
DNA Hacking:
The human genome has always interested scientists all over the world. In 2003, our genome was completely mapped. After that, many experiments have been done by dissecting human genomes to find the causes of severe diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer. Synthetic DNA is now being created to make organisms that work according our wishes. Terrorists may use this new bio-technological innovation for creating some sort of super-virus that attacks our weak genes and kills us from within. The prospects are wide and dangerous. If not controlled DNA hacking can get out of proportion.
Hearing voices at the stores:
Think about a scenario where you are roaming inside a supermarket near your home and suddenly stop at an isle to check a product. This is very normal, until you hear whispering voices telling you about the product you want to buy. The Audio spotlight system developed by a company named Holosonics uses tiny speakers for focusing sound like a narrow beam. You will hear it if you are standing at the right spot.
Internet Surveillance:
In 2013, the astonishing and frightening revelations of Edward Snowden proved that the National Security Agency of America regularly checks the mails, internet browsing history and call records of millions of citizens for spotting terrorist activities. NSA also hacked the cloud storage of Google and Yahoo for finding user information. This sort of surveillance is against our basic right of privacy.
Google Glass:
The Google Glass lets users take pictures unnoticed and browse the web from wherever they are. Google Glass wearers can take your picture and upload it online instantaneously. Face recognition apps can help wearers find out your LinkedIn and Facebook information in a jiffy.
3-D Printers:
The 3-D printers can be both a boon and a curse for the human race. It can change the way we utilize vital resources and bring a revolution in production of different necessary goods. At the same time, it can help the terrorists to mass produces guns and other weapons.
Summary:
Some technological innovations have the capacity of disrupting our lives if used in the wrong way. Such technologies should be controlled and stopped from destroying our lives.
