TED ALİAĞA COLLEGE / 11-B
Concerns of the
Contemporary
World
Zeynep SARIİBRAHİMOĞLU
According to the Oxford Dictionary, “Ethics are moral principles
that govern a person’s or a group’s behavior.” When we think of
ethics, what we actually think about is humanity and our nature,
but the future has more than we have ever imagined. Now, our
biggest concerns upon ethics are based on highly developed
technology. Nowadays, our privacy is not something we can
secure by drawing the curtains or locking the doors anymore.
As technology develops, it spreads all around. Not only the
technology but also the climate is changing due to our actions.
As individuals sharing the same world, we are responsible
for these changes and therefore we are the ones facing the
consequences.
“The power of technology has already surpassed the scope of
our ethics,” says Gerd Leonhard. We cannot stop technology
and expect it not to get involved in our lives. Nevertheless,
privacy is a right that we can’t and shouldn’t abandon. Giving up
on our privacy means having no private phone calls, photographs
or even face to face dialogues since technology is with us all
the time. We spend most of our time surrounded by computers,
mobile phones, and cameras. On top of that, they are supposed
to be for our safety, welfare, and comfort. We make sure to have
them with us for work, school, and even for emergency cases. No
matter how hard we try, we can never be able to dispose them
completely.