Some people believe that governments should have access to people’s mobile phone call records and messages for safety reasons. Others believe that this information is private and should not be available without permission.

In some countries, the government has

access

to call records and

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whereas

in other countries,

this

information is private. Whether

this

information should be available freely is up for debate and there are certain advantages and disadvantages to

this

. The main advantage of having

access

to

this

information would be for safety reasons. Local authorities will have an easier job when it comes to intercepting crimes before they happen.

For example

, death threats over text

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can be alerted to the

police

, allowing them to investigate the situation before it escalates.

Furthermore

, it would allow individuals to feel safer in their environment, knowing it’s harder for other people to commit crimes.

Not to mention

, the

police

, which

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a lot of time collecting evidence, will be able to perform their job better and more effectively, helping more people in their community.

However

, a large majority of the public values privacy. Having

access

to all these records contradicts an individual’s right to their personal conversations.

Therefore

, people may reduce the amount of time they communicate over calls and messages.

Moreover

, they may begin to filter what they say, knowing that all their interactions are being recorded.

For example

, a person wanting to commit a crime would not mention it over the phone as they know they would be stopped by the

police

before they can even commit the crime.

This

would defeat the purpose of having

access

in the first place. In conclusion, having the ability to prevent crimes is a huge asset to the government and

police

.

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because of the points I have mentioned, it has

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limitations. The government need to continue to find a solution which strikes the balance between privacy and providing a safer environment for everyone.