Each day, I felt that my communications with people were becoming more and more fragmented. Sure, technology allows us to reach a lot of people, to telecommute, and to do everything from one office. But it also robs us of a sense of community and human connection. Technology may provide the workplace with the bare functions to get the job done as efficiently as possible, but it does not provide the worker with the necessities to be a mentally and physically healthy person. Not only that, this environment breeds paranoia.
All technological discourse can be and frequently is monitored.
If you talk on the phone, the call could be overheard or recorded. When you send e-mail, your messages are stored in a master database. Faxed information can be stored and reviewed. In the electronic high-tech workplace, surveillance is a constant way of life. In the information factory, no one is beyond suspicion.