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Nowadays technology is increasingly being used to monitor what people are saying and doing. In many cases the people being monitored are unaware that it is happening. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

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Thanks to advance in technology, authorities can now keep a constant watch on their citizens. While it is true that people being watched are often unaware os
this
 happening, in my opinion, the benefits of
this
 practice out shadow the disadvantages. The public placed in the majority of the metropolitan cities is kept under round clock monitoring with 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 modern technology. A constant watch on the cyber activity provides vital
information
 about 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
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ime it can cause severe problems to the individual citizens. Sensitive
information
 like bank records or property detail can lead to cybercrimes if fallen into the hands of criminals. With the current day technology, money from personal accounts can be transferred to the accounts of criminals. The tracking of internet usage can
also
 cause inconvenience to people. Telemarketing agencies target people based on the
information
 gathered through the cyber activity of people an call 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 but there is a danger of confidential
information
 getting leaked to cybercriminals.
However
, in my opinion
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the benefits are greater than the risks.
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