Let me pick at your smart brains :) ...

[gadzooks]

... if you don't mind, of course. :)

I have to do an Ethical Response paper on BLUETOOTH! and now I can't think of a question for it! Can any of you smart people help me out with a question? :confused: :) This website has been useful for me thus far and I know most of you know about bluetooth. :p

If you don't know what I am talking about, I need a two sided stance on Bluetooth. gggrrr!!! I hate this. :mad: :confused:

Thanx

[jgebis]

Weird. Bluetooth is just a technology, which I usually think of as inherently neutral: it's what people do with technology that has an ethical implication.

But, if you're looking for some interesting issue, I would suggest privacy. People might not realize that their bluetooth devices can advertise their existence. I've heard stories of thieves using bluetooth locator devices to find cars with laptops inside of them -- I don't know how true that is, but it shows concerns people have.

[Galvatron]

if you look on astalavista.com they have an app ofr cracking bluetooth. you need a dongle of course thogh.

[Rzrlvr74]

Hmmm...Ethical Response on Bluetooth. As in, while I use one regularly, I have mistaken many a Bluetooth user for an escapee from Belview. It depends on the situation, I believe. While there ARE security reasons to be addressed, the etiquette
side is much more interesting. People who stand in line at the store, cyborg implant and all, yacking aimlessly away while swiping a credit card, the poor cashier must feel as if he/she doesn't exist. It may make it easier to talk on your cell phone while
out and about, but it should be used primarily while driving. It can be conceived as rude. Hope my input helps a little.

[jgebis]

You could just talk about the concept of conspicuous consumption. I'm convinced that 95% of bluetooth headset users would be just as happy if their earpiece didn't do anything whatsoever -- just as long as everyone could still see they have one.

[justdigphones]

I think privacy is a good issue. I work in a mall and everytime my coworkers and I sync up via bluetooth, there are usually a number of other devices unsecured and ready to pair from people walking by. Anyone with some time and a little tech know how could get some pretty useful info.

[homobile]

You could just talk about the concept of conspicuous consumption. I'm convinced that 95% of bluetooth headset users would be just as happy if their earpiece didn't do anything whatsoever -- just as long as everyone could still see they have one.

I'm with you on that one.I don't know why,but I absolutely hate seeing people walk around w/those things in their ears.I actually have a pair of stereo bluetooth headsets,but I never use them to actually answer calls.Just for music.