Now a day the surveillance is happening at almost all public places. Is it good or perceived bad by people? What are advantages and disadvantages?

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With the technological advancement, Artificial Intelligence (AI) system becomes stronger and stronger with marking its footprint in almost each and every sector as it is being used by an individual to corporates to local governments for varied purposes. One of its
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is surveillance at public places by the government or concerned individual which perceived better by many people, including myself as it is advantageous for varied reasons.
Firstly
, the cameras installed at roads, entrance of different public premises
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as malls, gardens, schools, library, etcetera enables monitoring of safety and security of the citizens from any unsaid theft.
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, specific intelligent cameras installed at the traffic signals are helping the administration to keep checks on traffic violation to levy penalties on the defaulters which is an added benefit for enforcing the regulations for the road safety. Apart from
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ountry like India, it is not permitted to express your feelings in public as it is considered against the rudimentary culture that impacts negatively on younger persons especially children. Surveillance in
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ublic domain helps to restrict
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olice department who always lacks
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for justice, but
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for any crime. With the said merits, surveillance at public locations is considered as a good for
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ity and its citizens.
On the other hand
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et of people who
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bad due to its fewer disadvantages. Considering the fact, it may showcase wrong interpretation due to breakdown or faults in the system as it is an IT-enabled and
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sometimes one cannot completely rely on it to take major decisions. On top of that, there is a threat of data leaking which may
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one’s privacy and safety.
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, these situations can be avoided by strengthening the systems.
Thus
, considering both the scenarios, it can be concluded that at any point of time surveillance is good and more advantageous for the people for safely strolling at the public places.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Surveillance
  • Security
  • Crime prevention
  • Footage
  • Public safety
  • Privacy concerns
  • Consent
  • Distrust
  • Behaviour
  • Data management
  • Data breaches
  • Misuse of information
  • Targeting
  • Socio-political tensions
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