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In the lab this week, we discussed the confusing topic of neutrality. When discussing amongst small groups, we defined neutrality as technology not being responsible for the outcomes it produces, but rather the trigger using the technology as being responsible for what the technology can produce. This is particularly relevant in relation to the iCloud hacking scandle.

Although in a class discussion, we furthered this idea and explored it from a different perspective. We considered that nothing is neutral. Everything has a purpose, or something that it is defined by. One of the major take aways from this discussion was the idea that everything may not be neutral, but that is only because once we identify something as having meaning and a purpose, its neutrality disappears. Therefore, what we do not know can be considered neutral until it is discovered.