Nowadays technology is increasing being used by the government to monitor what people are saying and doing {for example, through cell phone tracking and security cameras} Is this a positive development or a negative development?

It has been noticed that in

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the

government

is using

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gizmos to keep an eye on

people

via cameras and cell

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.

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an appropriate conclusion. There, arguably, are certain demerits

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monitoring

people

through different technology-based trackers.

To begin

with, the loss of freedom of

communication

is the most obvious demerit of

this

. It is undeniably true that the ruling

government

won’t entertain groups on social media speaking ill about them. Now, if they have trackers they could track and delete that post, which hinders free

communication

.

Also

, there are instances where

people

are put behind the bars for

this

.

For example

, many communist governments, like China, do not entertain negative

communication

on

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from their

citizens

. Another possible disadvantage

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of law and order. It is undeniably true that peace and harmony in the country will be sacrificed if

citizens

feel that they are constantly being tracked.

However

, there supposedly are more advantages. The foremost advantage

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in terrorism. To be precise, terrorists need a medium to communicate and execute their plans. Now,

this

could be stopped right there without any

further

damage if their

communication

is tracked by the

government

.

For example

, as per the survey conducted by the

Government

of Nigeria, more than 10 bomb blasts were stopped

due to

the

government

trackers.

In addition

to

this

reduction in

robbery

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cases

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, without a doubt, a clear advantage. It is an irrefutable fact that

citizens

are forced to steal in nations where illiteracy and financial position is not good. Now, if we have cameras in place

this

could be stopped.

Finally

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safety

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important merit linked to

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development.

To conclude

, there undoubtedly are some disadvantages

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monitoring

people

as highlighted above.

However

, considering the magnitude of merits and

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favourable impact that can have on the

citizens

and the country, I am of the opinion that tracking

people

is a positive development.