VIKTOR MAYER ,ARGUES THAT IN OUR QUEST FOR PERFECT DIGITAL MEMORIES WHERE WE CAN STORE EVERYTHING FROM RECIPES AND FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS TO WORK EMAILS AND PERSONAL INFORMATION,WE HAVE PUT OURSELVES IN DANGER OF LOSING A VERY HUMAN QUALITY-THE ABILITY AND PRIVELEDGE OF FORGETTING.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERS US AS NEVER BEFORE,YET IT HAS UNFORSEEN CONSEQUENCES AS WELL:-

  • POTENTIALLY HUMILATING CONTENT ON FACEBOOK IS ENSHRINED IN CYBERSPACE FOR FUTURE EMPLOYERS TO SEE.
  • GOOGLE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING WE HAVE SEARCHED FOR AND WHEN?

DIGITAL REMEMBERIGN : Because of digital remembering a newly qualified teacher failing to get a job on account of the picture of her on a social networking site, the psychotherapist reufused entry to the USA because of a journal artical, published serveral years ago, in which he mentions having taken a drug. examples of how society is now able to remember facts about your life that you have forgetten yourself. This the problem of perfect memory and history of forgetting humankinds battle against it .

THE DIGITAL REALM REMEMBERS WHAT IS SOMETIMES BETTER FORGOTTEN,AND THIS HAS PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS FOR US ALL.

IN DELETE;-THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE DANGER OF EVERLASTING DIGITAL MEMORY,WHETHER IT”S OUTDATED INFORMATION TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT OR COMPLIMENTARY WEB PHOTOS THE WEB WON”T LET US FORGET.

HE EXPLAINS WHY INFORMATION RIGHTS AND OTHER FIXES CAN”T HELP US, AND PURPOSES AN INDIGENIOUS SOLUTION :-

HE EXPLAINS WHY INFORMATION PRIVACY RIGHTS AND OTHER FIXES CAN”T HELP US , AND PURPOSES AN INDEGINIOUSLY SIMPLE SOLUTION:-

EXPIRATION DATES ON INFORMATION:-THAT MAY BE-

IN MY VIEW THE AUTHOR HAS RAISED AN IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT HAS TO BE ANSWERED AND EXPIRATION DATES MUST BE INTRODUCED TO  EACH AND EVERY BITS OF INFORMATION DEPENDING ON THE CONTENT AS SOMETIMES IT IS USEFUL FOR FIGHTING TERRORISM.

STRICT SECURITY RULES MUST BE FORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR THE USER WHO WANTS TO ACCESS THE FILES.IT”S AN EYE OPENING BOOK THAT WILL HELP US REMEMBER HOW TO FORGET IN DIGITAL AGE.