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?

Modern technology has enabled to track the activities of the people via cell phone tracking or by use of security cameras even when they are oblivious of

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being done. I agree that

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advancement of modern science is of great benefit to human use despite having a few drawbacks. Multiple pieces of evidence are in accord with the benefits of

such

monitoring.

Firstly

,

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high-tech- development has led to a reduction in the number of mishaps in different areas because of the continuous surveillance by cameras installed everywhere.

For instance

, security cameras are installed at every shop in malls of Karachi to mitigate the chances of any theft or robbery.

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has led to a minimization in the criminal incidences at large plazas significantly.

Secondly

, the tracking of calls has been a significant help in solving crime scenes like kidnapping. The location and calls can easily be traced in case some kidnapper contacts to demand money.

For example

, in Pakistan, ISI has the authority to track and record calls of people without their knowledge for security purposes through which they can track any criminal activity happening anywhere in the country. But,

on the other hand

,

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technology has risen the issues of privacy being breached as most of the time, the public is unaware of

such

monitoring. As for some people, they find it disturbing to let someone invade their personal space, be it calls or messages.

For example

, people find it disturbing to let anyone peek through their personal text messages or listening through their calls when they are talking to someone in private. Many times,

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has created the issue of personal pictures being leaked on social media leading to suicides in younger age groups. Though

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surveillance is annoying and frustrating at times for a few people, it proves to be an immense advantage for the safety and defence of the community