Nowadays, technology is increasingly being used to monitor what people are saying and doing (for example, through cell phone tracking and security cameras) In many cases, the people being monitored are unaware that this is happening. Do you think the advantages of this development outweighs its disadvantages?

Due to the heavy reliance on mobile devices by the populace, screening of public activities has been made possible, mostly by the government’s security agencies.

Although

this

method has been proven to be effective in identifying potential security threats, many people are concerned about their private data handed out to the agencies without their consent.

This

essay will discuss why the benefits of public surveillance offset its negative traits. Even technological advancements have enabled us to monitor public behaviour for security purposes, it has several downsides.

For

example in

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example, in

2015, CIA’s database was hacked and private photos of

some

one or some or every or all without specification

any

renowned celebrities were leaked to the public, causing a mass campaign against the government’s policy on public monitoring, along with questioning the safety of private information

of

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about

its civilians being withheld.

Also

in the

last

election, the ruling party was responsible for misusing the data collected

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by, these

agencies, and using them for their own election campaigns to alter the general public opinion. These are some of the major concerns against acquiring public data without their consent.

On the other hand

, these surveillance methods have been proven to be effective in containing possible terrorist attacks and identifying criminals on the loose.

Last

year, face identification system installed on the street cameras

have been

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has been

had been

was

successful in locating 3 most wanted criminals of the city.

Furthermore

, a study has shown that there has been a huge decline in criminal activities of 40% in the country, since applying these public monitoring procedures. These methods help the local police in the keeping the law and order situation under control, along with pointing out terrorist activities before they occur. Public surveillance has been a controversial issue in the recent years.

However

, I believe it has proven to be much more beneficial to the society at large, as compared to its minor downsides.