{"id":39608,"date":"2020-07-03T22:01:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T22:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=39608"},"modified":"2020-07-03T22:01:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T22:01:08","slug":"electronic-lifestyle-on-the-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/electronic-lifestyle-on-the-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic lifestyle: on the spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Self-tutoring about the wonderful trend of having to answer new<\/em> questions to use a device or app.<\/h2>\n

I can’t imagine I’m alone in noticing that, especially during the past year, I’m sometimes pressured for answers when I want to use my device.<\/p>\n

I’m not going to mention specific operating systems or programs because some of these situations have been incredible. Yet, the trend seems to be increasing: I guess, for now, people tolerate it. Will they eventually refuse?<\/p>\n

A few months back, logging onto a laptop I use easily 6 hours per day for weeks at a time, I was asked to set up a different way to log in. I’d been asked to do so earlier, but had just ignored it and logged in the old way, because\n

I was already very happy with the way I logged in – the same way forever.<\/blockquote>\nThis time, though, the computer wouldn’t let me by, countering with something like “You haven’t given a sufficient method of login.” Next, it demanded me to set either voice recognition or a pin.<\/p>\n
That’s right – my own computer was telling me I couldn’t log in the same way. It demanded me to set a PIN or else voice recognition.<\/blockquote>\nAs often, I was in a hurry, so I did as the computer demanded. However, am I crazy to ask the following:\n
Even when I’m entering the password correctly, can my own computer command<\/em> me to set up a different mode of login, arguing what I’m doing now isn’t sufficient?<\/blockquote>\nIt didn’t stop there. A couple weeks later I tried to start an app I’d previously used. This time, the app demanded I set an extra login level – the password alone wasn’t enough anymore. It wanted a personally identifiable attribute such as my mobile phone number. Thankfully, I didn’t need that app, so just closed it and never went back.<\/p>\n

My knee-jerk argument is that your own computer shouldn’t get to order you around. Yet, more and more I see it: An app that I’ve used before pumps me with a bunch of questions the next time I try to use it. I’ve never worried about computers taking over, but perhaps I should.\n<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Self-tutoring about the wonderful trend of having to answer new questions to use a device or app. I can’t imagine I’m alone in noticing that, especially during the past year, I’m sometimes pressured for answers when I want to use …<\/p>\n

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