Electronic devices foster new dangers.... Pros nd Cons needed for a debate????
827850
I don't know if you are talking about Gameboy, cell phones, PDAs, or flatscreen TVs...but here are a couple of generic ones.\n\nPros:\n- Easier communication\n- More fun\n- Increased safety if used right (CC TV, parents can contact their kids at any time)\n\nCons:\n- Dangerous if used wrong (talking while driving, lack of concentration)\n- Tend to keep kids indoor (i.e. leading to less outdoor exercise)
239919
Like most things, the internet gives us miraculas benefits and dangerous possibilities. With the growing energy crisis, we will see more people having the ability to work from home, but this could create a rise in depression and a decline in social skills.\n\nIt will be interesting to watch the development of computers and where the next generation of technology will take us. We will obviously see more voice activated computers, they will be used in more areas of the home, they will be faster, perhaps smaller. They will run most of the aspects of our home (security,entertainment, maintenance, communication). I'm sure there will be aspects we can't even imagine now. We are alreay using them in ways that were inconceivable as little as 12 or 15 years ago. \n\nWe live in interesting times.
6261
Yes, I think so.  Whenever a new technology makes new circumstances to litigate, we will need new lawyers willing to specialize in that field.  In patent and copyright, for example, because the Internet has opened that area to a great deal of new conflict and potential conflict.  Certainly in constitutional law, for issues of free speech.  There are important considerations for criminal law, too.  A lawyer who specializes in computer law, or cyber law, as you put it, is a valuable asset to the Silicon Valley legal community.  In fact, there are quite a few.
828804
That there should be health warning sign's on technology for people over 50. Because old people and technology don't mix, I'm alway's telling my mum off for crashing her computer!\n\nLike on home Mobile phone's it could say : Warning this device can show your family your low IQ. Please hold up the right way up.\n\nOn PCs : Warning please do not use without the permission of your children. \n\n\nAlso I'd make all chocolate free.  :o)
944615
The most notable danger/hazard is associated with environments that contain explosive mixtures of gases. If the electronic device is not sealed, as in the case with a water-proof battery powered watch, then an ignition may result due to a spark or hot surfaces. Also, failed or improper grounding can lead to fires and shock. So, explosions, fires and electrical shock are a danger to consider.
11747
Early adopter? No thanks.\n\nI've only got one body and one brain, and I don't have any desire to mess them up with bleeding edge (literally?!) technology. You can't reboot your head if something goes wrong.\n\nHaving said all that, more power to those of you who are willing to risk it. It's just not for me.
121780
Pros - it makes us think we are safer\nCons - We wont be safer.  The criminals will still get the weapons illegally and the innocent will not be able to defend themselves.
1176326
Maybe animal experimentation? If you want a source for some information on the topics you mentioned (and a few more), take a look at http://www.balancedpolitics.org/. It'll discuss the pros and cons of each issue.\n\nGood luck with that.
151510
I woldn't say it's intrusive to our privacy, however, I would say that with the advent of these devices, and the ongoing decline in manners... Sometimes cell phones can be annoying!
197446
I've heard it could cause health problems because of the electromagnetic energy. Doctors are also concerned because so many kids are using cell phones now. I only use mine when I have to. I really do hate them.
1001096
Yes. Have fun with the explanation - it is not for the technophobic.
1059710
these are actual excerpts from an article i found on yahoo search\n\nEDMONTON -- Imagine a world where you're taken unconscious and with no identification to a hospital. The doctor scans the microchip implanted in your shoulder, downloads your medical identification number and links up with a secure network that says you're a diabetic and allergic to Tylenol.\n\n"This is all happening relatively quickly," said Ian Kerr, an expert in ethics, law and technology who spoke Friday at the Access and Privacy Conference in Edmonton. "I don't think we're that far off."\n \nBut already, people have been able to clone the chips. While that doesn't give them complete medical information, issues of privacy and security must be raised, Kerr said.
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Not sure yet but there is new evidense.\nSee article.\nhttp://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060522/cellphonesexcite_hea_zoom0.html\n\nCell phones use VERY LOW power, but people have been killed by TV and Radio Transmitters, and I have been personally been zaped by a radio transmitting antenna.\nPlease remember a microwave oven IS A MICROWAVE RADIO, with the radio waves contained in a metal box. I would not want to over ride the safety switch and turn it on with my head in it!!!\nCell Phones are such a low power I would not really worry, BUT If I had children I would not allow them to use one except in emerginces or no more than 5-minutes a month. Their brains and bodies are still developming and IF there is a danger it wont show up till their in their forties. \nWould you let your kids smoke? We know smoking is dangerous, IF they only smoked from age 5 to 10 years old any ILL affects wont show up till they turn forty or so.\nI'm just saying here that I dont believe enough studies have been done and the affects of cell phones have not been studied long enough only because there so new. No long term use has been studied, or the affects on developing minds.\nI have been a Certified Electronic Repair Tech. sence 1974
52608
Technology is in everything and everywhere now. By misusing the technology, there can be nuclear blasts, the electricity can be stopped, the water level of dams can be changed and whatever the technology we consume can be stopped (robbed) by misusing it.
322080
Hey, I found this amazing website that will teach you everything about Bluetooth Technology. It's called http://www.bluetomorrow.com/ because I am sure you will have more questions once your first is answered. Believe it or not Bluetooth is 1000 times safer than a Verizon or Sprint digital cell phone. Fortunately, the transmitting power is far too weak to result in perceptible effects in humans. Moreover, the radiation is not concentrated in a single beam; rather, it is randomly dispersed in all directions. The penetration depth of a device working in the 2.4Ghz frequency range is about 1.5cm - nothing more than a superficial absorption.
189576
There are no (absolutely no) health risks involved with either one. That whole cancer scare was started by a guy whose wife died of brain cancer, and he blamed it on her cell phone. But people who eat carrots also die of brain cancer. And people who drive cars. And people who eat breakfast...  But you can't place blame on just anything. Your phone is safe, and independent research (i.e., by people who have no axe to grind) have shown no correlation.
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Every Invention has got both advantages and disadvantages\n\nInvention is just like a knife with two sharp edged one good and other bad