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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?

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There is no doubt that technology has made it easier for authorities to track anyone. These days it is used to keep an eye on the citizens for what they are doing and saying.
Although
 it has some negatives, but I believe the benefits are much more.
This
 essay will discuss both its advantages and drawbacks. On the one hand, the disadvantage of monitoring individuals without their approval is data privacy.
This
 can be harmful because in some cases, people have sensitive data on their mobile phones.
For instance
, major mobile companies are forced by the government to put tracking softwares in their devices.
This
 enables them to easily spy on anyone.
Although
 the software is only for the authorities, hackers usually find creative ways to access them.
This
 leads to hacking of all sensitive data.
In addition
, there are strict rules governing data privacy, which is often neglected by the government.
On the other hand
, the positive impact of data monitoring is the national security. The tracking of data helps officers to eliminate a threat before it even happens.
For example
, NSA has access to everybody's social media accounts. They have sophisticated algorithms to tell them about a potential terrorist attack.
Furthermore
, these machine learning algorithms study data patterns, which can be used for future use.
Also
, the security camera feed is useful to study a crime scene, and to help catch the criminal. In conclusion, even though the activities government is doing might not be legal and can harm public in some ways, but if national security is at risk, I do not think there is anything more important than that.

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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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