Many believe that government surveillance and data collection badly affect individual privacy, but others think these are necessary for national security. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.[265]

With the overwhelming proliferation of mass

surveillance

and

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technology, many individuals have raised ethical questions concerning the infringement of personal privacy. Supporters,

on the other hand

, debate that national

safety

necessitates

such

scrutiny of citizens. In

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essay, both viewpoints will be thoroughly discussed, after which my own stance will be provided and substantiated. On the one hand, critics of governmental monitoring and

data

amassing argue that

such

surveillance

tends to expose scrutinized citizens to distress and abuse. Multiple tools,

such

as biometrics, communications interception, and closed-circuit television cameras are utilized by some

authority

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to monitor and record knowledge about individuals surreptitiously on a massive scale. The non-uniqueness and immutability of information may facilitate illegal disclosure to third parties, who are prone to ply

such

data

resources for other reasons. A manifest example

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phenomenon is identity theft, which has resulted in immense cash losses, bankruptcy, and a lowered sense of public

safety

. Given the severity and complexity of those crimes, citizens are eligible to think that the perceived public good at the expense of their personal privacy may not justify the pernicious impact deriving from unfettered government

surveillance

.

On the other hand

, a school of thought held by advocates is that

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surveillance

and information harvesting can elevate national security

as well as

enhance public health. In terms of citizens’

safety

, the majority of monitoring devices, one of which is CCTV cameras, help the authority exert more crime control through the reinforcement of an epistemic asymmetry.

For example

, providing that many cameras are hidden in plain sight, innocent pedestrians may not necessarily notice them;

however

, potential criminals will be effectively deterred by their unnerving presence , ensuring the well-being of nearby inhabitants. Another point in

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of government

surveillance

is its indispensable part in disease prevention in the form of contact tracing and vaccine recordings. Without medical information reaped from individuals, numerous health goals,

such

as disease control, would hardly be fulfilled. In conclusion, given the indisputable importance of mass

surveillance

and

data

collection in improving the

nations’

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safety

and healthcare conditions,

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of

such

systems is advisable.

However

, the present ways of conduct are still highly susceptible to misuse, which, from my perspective, can be bettered through the specification of the locations, methods, and purposes of

data

collection.

Such

clarity helps the government avert the risk of eroding the right to privacy

while

maintaining the aforementioned

safety

benefits.