Mass surveillance

tell who switched seats with their friends in the middle of the movie. Surprisingly, that could happen in a few years. New Japanese technology can do just that, and it has a 98% accuracy rating in lab tests so far(Privacy). What other creative surveillance methods will be around by 2025? How will they be integrated into our society? That is what I wanted to find out in my second Media Search. Having already researched current technology like license plate readers, I wanted to look at the new and…

act less free, which means we effectively are less free,” was a statement given by Edward Snowden, who is regarded as both a hero and a traitor. The government loathes Snowden for divulging top secret NSA documents, detailing the government 's surveillance activities, to the public. The government is covertly encroaching the lives of millions in society without their consent. When questioned about their unjustified actions, the only response given is to ensure security. Judging by its ignorant…

SURVEILLANCE AND THE PANOPTICON 499 Accordingly, we accept the various encroachments upon civil liberties because they are critical to equip our governments with the tools and the data to eliminate the risk of terror and other violent criminality. Yet, these are the same tools and data that can be used against us, and we are complicit and cheer the overt, unashamed construction of a police state, differentiated from a democratic regime by the sheer scale of surveillance. One is not free to…

thoughts and examines examples of where people unconsciously choose to protect their privacy even after they verbally deny the importance of privacy. He also says how mass surveillance has invaded our privacy and how it controls our behaviours as people becomes obedient and compliant. He talks about the history of mass surveillance and how important it is to go against such an invasive idea. Finally he claims that for people to know their limits, they…

Surveillance is an ongoing issue that is not just imperative in the United States, but in the world. Governments use surveillance as a tool to collect and monitor data regarding the mass public. They then analyze these observations, determining whether it can be used to gather intelligence or prevent crimes. But how does the public know that this information is used for its sole purpose: to stop crime and terrorist acts? In the article, Surveillance Society, David Drehle writes and explains that…

defines the all-encompassing power of mass surveillances agencies in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (aka. The Five Eyes) that have continually violated privacy rights without due process and Constitutional oversight. Assange also defines the end of the era of Internet privacy for civilian Internet users, which vindicates Assange and other whistleblowers, such as Edward Snowden, in the revelations of secret U.S. documents that reveal mass-spying operations by the…

Imagine what would it feel like if you were being watched all the time. If every purchase, every phone call, every google search and even every location was monitored. If every trace of private information you shared through the internet was accessible. What would you do if privacy disappeared? Well it has. We are currently living in a world that’s more connected than ever before. Information is just a few clicks or taps on a screen away. But this connection has allowed corporations all over the…

Government surveillance, an infringement on our rights, or a necessity to our safety? Within these articles explanations and evidence are given to support why surveillance is a necessity. “In Praise of Big Brother: Why We Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Government Surveillance” by J.S. Taylor lends understanding, limit to the surveillance of people's lives and a new era for government protection. Moreover “French National Assembly Clears Bill to Expand Government Surveillance” giving…

people when it was installed in the 4th amendment to the constitution. Although the U.S. Government has been stretching out this basic right and invading the privacy right that every American has. The government should not be allowed to freely use surveillance programs to watch over innocent people 's every move. Stated in the 4th amendment there is the right for people “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be…

The ever growing surveillance state of today’s most powerful nations poses an even greater threat. The use of state media throughout history has already been discussed, and there are even some examples today. Countries such as North Korea, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan possess some of the most censored media. Glenn Greenwald is a journalist that works for a newspaper called The Guardian, and is renowned for his role in publishing the top secret government files given to him by Edward Snowden. In…