The rapid advancement of technology has allowed surveillance to be performed on an unprecedented scale. Individuals, however, should not be subjected to unwanted spying. According to Harvard Law Review by Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis, privacy is “the right to be let alone,” meaning freedom from all forms of surveillance and privacy-invasive behavior. Privacy protects the reputations of individuals. It also protects minorities from unwanted searches and accusations. Privacy should be kept intact even for sake of security.
One of the main supporting arguments for security is that if an individual has nothing to hide, then they have nothing to fear. In The Accountability Matrix by David Brin, Brin highlights the fact of having tools …show more content…
After the events of the Boston Marathon bombings, “findbostonbombers,” a subreddit on Reddit.com, was created. This subreddit focused on analyzing Flickr images, taken from surveillance cameras, of people standing near the finish line minutes before the bombs had exploded. In doing so, users accused multiple people of being the bomber solely on the fact that they wore a backpack or wore a backpack and had dark skin. Of the many suspects, the most famous was Sunil Tripathi. When the F.B.I. released surveillance photos of the two men they suspected to be the Boston bombers, users began to suspect that Tripathi was one of them. Tripathi was wearing a backpack and had dark skin which seemed to fit the racial profile that the Reddit users had created. The users began to raise awareness for the search for Tripathi by posted messages on the Tripathi’s family’s Facebook pages. News agencies took up the story and Tripathi’s personal information was later leaked all over the internet. His personal information was used make false accusations against him and his reputation was tarnished. He was, however, later found …show more content…
Tripathi had nothing to hide, but he did have the fear of having his reputation ripped apart. Seemingly innocuous information, such as a backpack and skin color, was “analyzed” and used to constitute an accusation that had no concrete evidence. Privacy allows individuals to protect their reputation. Although individuals do not have total control over their reputation, they do have a way of protecting it from being tarnished: concealing personal information. People judge without knowing the full story and by concealing personal information, individuals can prevent unfair judgment and protect their
One of the main supporting arguments for security is that if an individual has nothing to hide, then they have nothing to fear. In The Accountability Matrix by David Brin, Brin highlights the fact of having tools …show more content…
After the events of the Boston Marathon bombings, “findbostonbombers,” a subreddit on Reddit.com, was created. This subreddit focused on analyzing Flickr images, taken from surveillance cameras, of people standing near the finish line minutes before the bombs had exploded. In doing so, users accused multiple people of being the bomber solely on the fact that they wore a backpack or wore a backpack and had dark skin. Of the many suspects, the most famous was Sunil Tripathi. When the F.B.I. released surveillance photos of the two men they suspected to be the Boston bombers, users began to suspect that Tripathi was one of them. Tripathi was wearing a backpack and had dark skin which seemed to fit the racial profile that the Reddit users had created. The users began to raise awareness for the search for Tripathi by posted messages on the Tripathi’s family’s Facebook pages. News agencies took up the story and Tripathi’s personal information was later leaked all over the internet. His personal information was used make false accusations against him and his reputation was tarnished. He was, however, later found …show more content…
Tripathi had nothing to hide, but he did have the fear of having his reputation ripped apart. Seemingly innocuous information, such as a backpack and skin color, was “analyzed” and used to constitute an accusation that had no concrete evidence. Privacy allows individuals to protect their reputation. Although individuals do not have total control over their reputation, they do have a way of protecting it from being tarnished: concealing personal information. People judge without knowing the full story and by concealing personal information, individuals can prevent unfair judgment and protect their