Technology is without any doubt one of the most controversial topics that people have to face in the modern age, and as every topic, it has its pros and cons. In fact, technology does not constitute any threat to me.
Internet is a powerful weapon, however, one tool can become very dangerous if you do not use it correctly and responsibly. That is why many peoplo suffer from internet addiction or social media addiction for not realizing about the hazards that technology has.
Furthermore, the internet has become one weapon of mass destruction as far as dangers are concerned. For instance, hackers can jeopardize your computer or your money account without moving of their chairs. But don´t be afraid, because technology also develop countermeasures for this kind of attacks.
Added to this, the main problem in social media, in which dangerous people can stalk you or spam you with junk emails, is the possibility of losing your software, infecting your laptop camera and letting hackers to take photographs of everything you search of work, doing several damage in your social and laboral life.
Although there are many problems related to technology, security has increased too in order to avoid these problems. Nowadays cybersecurity is so strong that most hackers are found before they do real damage. Thus, i do not hesitate to work with my computer every time that i need to, because i try to trust my anti-virus, and all the defences that i put into all of my files.
Besides, not everything is a problem, since working with computers has become a quick medium to work faster and more accurately, letting you search for reliable information about any topic that you need to.
Because of that, many fields such as maths, engineering, and many more are developing faster that they would have done if computers had not been made up.
As a conclusion, browsing the web is not a problem at all; the real hazard appears when you have an unhealthy navigation. So change your search methods, save all the documents that you will need and do not skimp on taking measures against internet related dangers; you will not regret.
