PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE IMPINGING ON OUR PRIVACY AND ASSIST FOR CRIME PREVENTION
In the modern world there have been a lot of technological advances within societies. Technology concerns about security and surveillance has changed the thoughts of people. This surveillance technology consist of spying video cameras, CCTV security and surveillance cameras, surveillance electronic communications, face recognition and many others. Some people think this technology is okay while others carry a different view. These people feel that it is an invasion of privacy, especially when it is in a public place. Use of surveillance technology are impinging on our privacy as they are affecting student moral, privacy at workplace, behavior of people, life…show more content… Although this CCTVs where introduce to reduce crime and protect people but because of CCTVs the crime of steeling databases, misuse of CCTVs and cyber crime has been increased in Europe and USA
Privacy in the workplace is a very important issue that can cause some controversy. One of the examples on issue of privacy for employees is in Ireland, surveillance of electronic communications in the workplace raises important issues regarding data privacy for both the employer and employees in Ireland because of the use of internet for personal use like to check e-mails or having a face-book account which were not safe and secured. And Privacy issues on video surveillance cameras are most likely to occur when the employees do not realize they are being filmed (covert video surveillance) or when cameras are located in places where people do not want to be filmed (for instance, in restrooms). Having video camera in work place can change the style of employees work and also changes the behavior of employee. There are also concerns that video surveillance (particularly covert video surveillance) may unfairly target certain minority groups. Technology has progressively eroded our privacy; Technology’s has attacked on our Privacy. This is how our most personal possessions, our DNA are being used against us due to this technology of surveillance that attacks on our privacy.
Surveillance information can be misused
