National Security Letter

CASE 1 – MAKING AIRPORTS MORE SECURE a) Based on the above scenario, it stated that the Department of Homeland Security has created a complex system of checks where the passengers are now required to show a valid photo ID and boarding pass in order to proceed to the terminal. When it comes to airport security, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a passenger screening. However, this system (system of checks) is not refined enough and has several identified problems such as an innocent…

purpose. The word surveillance is French word “ watching over”, ‘sur’ means “from above ” and ‘veiller’ means “to watch”. Surveillance is also observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment. Surveillance is one of the most important security system in today’s life as it protects home from theft , burglaries and murders as become routine in big cities. Surveillance is very useful in governments and law enforcement to maintain social control and prevent or investigate criminal…

HOME LAB DEEPWATER HORIZON, PART 1 There is a vast amount of information available regarding the Deepwater Horizon incident. The primary purposes of this lab are (a) to provide you an opportunity to read about the spill incident and the factors effecting environmental concerns, and (b) to help you learn to process the information, especially when it is conflicting, in such a way as to discount ‘bad’ information, acknowledge ‘good’ information, and gain useful knowledge from the overall…

Static stability assessment with existing IMO A 469 criteria The primary objective of this section is to assess the static stability of the AHV during AHOs. Intact vessel capsizing prevention is a fundamental principle of fulfilling the ship stability requirement. The stability of a vessel is universally presented with a static stability curve, which describes the overturning moment required to incline a vessel to various angles for a given loading condition. This curve in principle similar to…

Government surveillance, which has gone up since 9/11 and has substantiated by the need for increased security in the country may be doing more harm than good. This is because its central objective of keeping American safe could be overshadowed by other negative outcomes that are a result of the process (Newkirk, 47). This paper discusses this issue with a clear stand against the process of government surveillance. Its main focus is to support the notion that this process elicits more harm than…

Most violations of the following Residence Life rules and regulations will be handled in-house by the Residence Life staff. The standard penalty for violating each rule is included in the explanation of the rule. Violations of these policies are usually reported to the Judicial Coordinator. Alcohol/Drugs: The University is a dry campus; any situations involving drinking or illegal drug activity in the residence halls should be immediately referred to the Chief Judicial Officer in Judicial…

out of every 7 searches of its facial-recognition database fails to turn up a correct match.” In other words the software produces 50 inaccurate suspects that can be penalized for a crime they did not commit. Also, in London there are thousands of security cameras. Many would think this would aid in law enforcement but according to After Boston: The pros and cons of surveillance cameras , “In 2008, only one crime was solved for every 1,000 cameras, according to the city's police.” In other…

What is Apple? Apple is a multinational technology company. So far Apple has had a problem with the FBI. The FBI wanted Apple to create a new software that can hack into a person’s iPhone to examine their personal information, but Apple refused. Apple’s decision on not allowing the FBI to hack into people’s iPhone was right. In the article entitled PRO/CON: Should Apple have resisted FBI pressure to hack an iPhone? By Tribune New Service, examines the area in which Apple had the right or not…

Having emergency plans for your business is not an option - they are a necessity. Simply having a fire safety or emergency action plan isn't enough either. A big red binder full of procedures is only the beginning. You need to manage your plans, keep them up-to-date and train your emergency personnel so they know what to do should an emergency occur. It may sound like a daunting task to maintain your fire safety & emergency plans on an ongoing basis, but there are ways to make it easier, such as…

What I think of the policies on security of the CIA, NSA, GCHQ is that they are done for the population´s security, it has its pros and cons but they are good in the part that they take into account the security and protection, in the other hand I think its not okay, and it has gone too far into people privacy, GPG: GNU Privacy Guard. The NSA has the world´s largest repository for intercepted communications, as said in the movie, the amount of communication in the USA by the NSA is increasing ,…