Some people think technology development decreases crime, while others believe it actually encourages crime. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays,
technology
plays a critical role in modern life, it is usually believed that the development of
technology
makes
crime
disappear.
Conversely
, some people think that
this
is the reason that encourages
crime
. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss both views before giving my opinion. On the one hand, it is true that the development of
technology
has brought many types of crimes. Because
credit
cards are more popular with people,
that is
the reason why cybercrime has significantly increased, which has caused
million
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financial
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losses and attention
for
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from
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governments.
For example
, hackers are attacking many bank’s databases with viruses created by them, so they can easily hack into their
bank
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banks
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and steal their money.
Additionally
, after they hack into their bank or company’ database, they can steal the user's personal information
such
as name, date of birth, ID number,
credit
card,etc.
Then
they can use them to do negative
behavior
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such
as applying to create a new
credit
card
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On the other hand
,
although
cybercrime is mentioned there which
caused
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many disadvantages, I believe that modern
technology
has reduced the
crime
rate. Cybercrime is not easy to become, it can have high education and
experiences
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experience
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.
Therefore
, the percentage of
crime
in real life, especially stolen things, has decreased.
Instead
of using money directly, individuals now are using
credit
cards.
Additionally
, thanks to the help of scientific
improvement
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improvements
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such
as many
medicine
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technologies or modern
technology
used to help identify and locate
crime
in a short time, which
help
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helps
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significantly reduce the number of crimes. In conclusion,
although
technology
has brought many negative problems,
that is
not enough to outweigh
advantages
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the advantages
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. I completely believe that
technologies
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technology
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are
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is
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really helpful and our lives are becoming more modern.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • deterrent
  • surveillance
  • forensic science
  • cybercrime
  • data theft
  • anonymity
  • illicit activities
  • law enforcement
  • jurisdictions
  • crime prevention
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