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Dave Eggers at Stanford Discussion

Dave Eggers at Stanford Discussion

Q Tobias Wolff expresses his concern that some students seem to have the attitude that "if you weren't doing anything wrong in the first place, what's the problem?” What's the problem? Explain. Eggers insists he "set out to write a book that captures our current dilemma with technology – how our desire to know every detail about something can often conflict with someone else's right to privacy." How does this connect to The Circle, and how does it connect to real life? Eggers called Germany's declaration of digital rights "a good place to start when talking about personal rights in the arena of digital communications". What personal rights need to be protected in the digital arena? Explain.

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Eggers referenced examples where the need to know supersedes one's right to privacy, such as how parents track their children's locations, as Wolff and Eggers discussed the lack of clear ethics in digital media. Eggers inquired, "What happens when you apply this easy, inexpensive technology to our government or to a less enlightened administration?" his tone became more serious.