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Especially in technology, we need revolutionary change, not incremental change, Larry Page,
co-founder of Google.
We affirm the Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the Internet of things outweighs the harms
of decreased personal privacy
We would like to define the following terms for clarification: Internet of things, = A network of
everyday devices, appliances, and other objects equipped with computer chips and sensors that
can collect and transmit data through the Internet. Outweigh, = to exceed in value, importance,
influence. Personal privacy, = the state of being apart from other people or concealed from
their view.
Explanation: Since we have developed so far in technology, we are reaping the benefits of it in
the criminal investigation world. Before, tracking down suspects of a cold case was next to
impossible. With the online databases and technology like printer print identifiers, the justice that
families deserve is no attainable.
Main Argument Two: The goods of reducing personal privacy outweigh the bads
Sub Point A: IoT has allowed the economy to boom since it began
Evidence: At the start of the recent technology boom (1990) the unemployment rate was at 8%.
It is now half of that 27 years into the boom at 4%
To put that into numbers, the Artificial Intelligence Industry alone has been able to provide for
13.6 million jobs nationwide The Drum
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Explanation: Some will argue that technology has stolen some existing manual jobs. While this
might be the case, it has actually been able replace them with higher paying, more stable jobs
such as programmers or white hat hackers.
Sub Point B: Artificial Intelligence has been improving peoples lives with technology
advancements
Evidence: AI has been expanding and growing for many years now, with tasks that we do
everyday ranging from simple tasks such as conducting a google search to complex things like
Tesla cars.
Smart thermostats have been introduced and proven to save up to $180 a year. These
thermostats (nest and ecobee) allows you monitor specific room temperatures through the ease
of your phone from anywhere.
LifeHacker
Amazon Echo has over 25,000 different skills, able to do many different commands from the
control of your voice
Expanded Ramblings
The electricity sector could reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1030 million metric
tons relative to 2015 levels, a 45% reduction.
National Resource Defense Council
Advancements in apps such as Uber have significantly been able to save lives, for example
New York has seen a 25% to 35% decrease in alcohol related crashes since the release of
Uber.
Miami Herald
Explanation: Smart home devices have proven to help homes save money because you are
able to control your home straight from your phone. Devices such as smart door locks, realtime
security cameras have also allowed to added security or easy way to monitor your children from
your phone. Also using smart home hubs such as Amazons Alexa or Google home, allows you
to simply do almost anything without wasting much time or hassel going on your computer. With
electric cars being introduced the carbon footprint is being reduced, lower the rate of climate
change. Also apps like Uber have been introduced and been proven to save lives. All of this AI
used on everyday technology would be nearly impossible without the data collection provided by
the IoT.
Therefore we affirm the Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the Internet of things outweighs
the harms of decreased personal privacy
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Possible Rebuttals:
Q: What about people listening in on communications between devices (such as video cameras
or speakers)
A: Refer to the above encryption statement
- If they bring up an encryption algorithm that got cracked, then that algorithm likely was
not encrypting data properly (not hashing and salting the hashed data).