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Smart devices have put all of the world’s information at our fingertips. The 

benefits of this development are obvious, but what are the drawbacks?

People today are capable of accessing the internet through their mobile smart 

device. This puts them in touch with an extremely large amount of information. 

Although this trend has many positive ramifications, such as interconnectivity 

between people and the spreading of understanding, it is not without drawbacks. To 

illustrate this, the effect smart devices have on their user’s memory and privacy will 

be analysed.

For one, smart devices have caused people to rely less on their memories. For exam-

ple, sites like Wikipedia make it easy for smartphone users to quickly access infor-

mation on almost any topic. The problem with this convenience is that it encourages 

people to commit fewer and fewer things to memory, and this makes humanity’s col-

lective understanding of the world increasingly dependent on machinery. Thus, this 

is one of the main drawbacks to having unrestricted access to information through 

smart devices.

In addition to this, smart devices reduce people’s privacy, which can lead to unwant-

ed exposure to public scrutiny and ridicule. For instance, last year a child in America