Nowadays technology is increasingly being used to monitor what people are saying and doing (for example, through cellphone 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 outweigh the disadvantages?

Thanks to advances in technology, authorities can now keep a constant watch on their citizens. While it is true that the people being watched are often unaware of

this

happening, in my opinion, the benefits of

this

practice outweigh the disadvantages. The public places in

majority

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the majority

of the metropolitan cities are kept under round the clock monitoring with the

help

of security cameras. The constant vigilance on the densely crowded areas, not only limits the chance of any untoward incidents from taking place but

also

provides security intelligence in case of any suspicious activity happening. The culprits can be brought to book, with the

help

of available video evidence. The tracking of non-physical activities like internet usage and cellular phone messages is

also

possible with the

help

of available technology. A constant watch on cyber activity provides vital

information

about any security threats to a particular country and with the

help

of tracking these activities can be neutralized before taking place.

Although

the constant

information

gathered helps in public safety, at times it can cause severe problems to the individual citizens. Sensitive

information

like bank records or property details if fallen into the hands of criminals can lead to cybercrimes. With the current day technology, money from one person’s account can be transferred to criminals’ account with

this

information

. The tracking of internet usage can

also

cause inconvenience to the people. Telemarketing agencies target the people based on the

information

gathered through the cyber activity of people and call them and make phone calls to them without consent. These calls might happen during important working hours leading to decreased productivity. To conclude, constant surveillance provides a safety net to the citizens and country,

although

there is a danger of confidential

information

getting leaked to

cybercriminals

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cyber criminals

.