Digital technology has opened many holes in which the government can peak into peoples’ lives. It has blurred the line between what is considered public and private information. These technologies come in many forms such as, facial recognition technology, GPS tracking devices, drones, surveillance cameras, and devices used by the NSA to collect information. These technologies are abused everyday by authorities and government officials, and it is time to set limitations on how they use them.
Facial recognition technology lies in more places than people may think. Having the ability to appear anonymous in public may be nearly impossible in the near future. Facial recognition is being implemented in stores to identify every returning customer …show more content…
With all of the positives come the negative aspects of drones. Drones kill many civilians because their targeting systems aren’t 100 percent accurate. This has caused many countries such as Pakistan to form anti-sentiments toward the United States. The Raw Research Center, located in Pakistan, created a public pole in 2011. The information collected stated that Pakistanis were sacred and uncomfortable of drones and that they killed many civilians. A staggering 89 percent of Pakistanis agreed that drones cause too many civilian deaths. Domestically critics argue that drones raise privacy concerns. Glenn Greenwald wrote in Salmon “The potential for abuse is vast, the escalation in surveillance they ensure is substantial, and the effect they have on the culture of personal privacy - having the state employ hovering, high-tech, stealth video cameras that invade homes and other private places – is simply creepy” (Drones). The FFA has predicted that by 2030 30,000 public drones will fill our airspace. Many people are worrying with the increase of drones in the sky the higher the surveillance
Facial recognition technology lies in more places than people may think. Having the ability to appear anonymous in public may be nearly impossible in the near future. Facial recognition is being implemented in stores to identify every returning customer …show more content…
With all of the positives come the negative aspects of drones. Drones kill many civilians because their targeting systems aren’t 100 percent accurate. This has caused many countries such as Pakistan to form anti-sentiments toward the United States. The Raw Research Center, located in Pakistan, created a public pole in 2011. The information collected stated that Pakistanis were sacred and uncomfortable of drones and that they killed many civilians. A staggering 89 percent of Pakistanis agreed that drones cause too many civilian deaths. Domestically critics argue that drones raise privacy concerns. Glenn Greenwald wrote in Salmon “The potential for abuse is vast, the escalation in surveillance they ensure is substantial, and the effect they have on the culture of personal privacy - having the state employ hovering, high-tech, stealth video cameras that invade homes and other private places – is simply creepy” (Drones). The FFA has predicted that by 2030 30,000 public drones will fill our airspace. Many people are worrying with the increase of drones in the sky the higher the surveillance