Introduction

Many people view technology as a source of comfort, as the future, as a vital component to our society. However, many also fail to view the downside of technology. Not everyone who uses technology uses it with good intentions or uses it the way it was intended. Lately, Social Networking sites such as Facebook have taken over college campuses, causing teachers to ban laptops from the classroom in effort to force students to focus on the subject at hand. According to the New York Times, Teenager send an average of 2.272 texts per month (New York Times--Teen Texting). This number alone astonishes most adults.

The misuse of technology also appears in other places, one that incorporate the justice system into technology. Shows such as To Catch a Predator on MSNBC illustrate how sexual predators are using technology to connect with their prey (To Catch a Predator). The use of the internet by sexual predators is becoming more and more common.

Teens have also figured out a new way to bully each other, a way that isn't detectable by their teachers and parents--cyber bullying.

Although, technology has without a doubt improved life, there are also drawbacks which many people fail to notice. Technology has become such an integral part of our lives that people do not see how some people have taken this integration too far and are misusing technology, for their own ends and purposes. Over the course of the next few weeks, I intend to discuss the different ways in which the misuse of technology has shown up in society and possible solutions to these problems.