Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thoughts On Prepaid Cellphone Privacy
Pertaining to my last post on attempts at preventing the inevitable, it has been proposed that prepaid cellphone usage should be banned to avoid criminal anonymity. There are people who are not criminals who benefit from prepaid cellphones who do not deserve to lose this privilege. For example, prepaid cellphones are inexpensive. Someone who can not afford an unlimited calling plan might use one as an alternative. My first cellphone was prepaid, because my parents felt that at a young age it was necessary to monitor my minutes rather than including me on their plan. My grandmother owns a prepaid cellphone because she is inept when it comes to technology and wanted something simple. Whatever the reason, prepaid cellphones are used by many people and the government can find other effective ways to trace criminals.
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I agree with your opinion. My grandparents also use prepaid cell phones, and it is more practical for them then having a calling plan. There are many benefits to having prepaid phones available.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely. Prepaid cellphones are more convenient for certain people. Not everyone who uses a prepaid cellphone is a criminal so the government should not outlaw them.
ReplyDeleteI think that your post speaks to the heart of why the government should not consider an outright ban on prepaid cellphones. There are many law abiding people in this country that have reasonable and legitimate uses for these devices and these people do not deserve to lose them because another group of people is using them in a negative way. Almost every item imaginable can be misused in a way that causes harm but that does not justify restricting access to everything. Only when the harm significantly outweighs the gains should action be taken and that does not seem to be the case with these phones.
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