Thanks to advances in technology, authorities can now keep a constant watch on their citizens. While it is true that the people being watched are often unaware of this happening, in my opinion, the benefits of this practice outweigh the disadvantages.
The public places in majority of the metropolitan cities are kept under round the clock monitoring with the help of security cameras. The constant vigilance on the densely crowded areas, not only limits the chance of any untoward incidents from taking place but also provides security intelligence in case of any suspicious activity happening. The culprits can be brought to book, with the help of available video evidence. The tracking of non-physical activities like internet usage and cellular phone messages is also possible with the help of available technology. A constant watch on cyber activity provides vital information about any security threats to a particular country and with the help of tracking these activities can be neutralized before taking place.
Although the constant information gathered helps in public safety, at times it can cause severe problems to the individual citizens. Sensitive information like bank records or property details if fallen into the hands of criminals can lead to cybercrimes. With the current day technology, money from one person’s account can be transferred to criminals’ account with this information. The tracking of internet usage can also cause inconvenience to the people. Telemarketing agencies target the people based on the information gathered through the cyber activity of people and call them and make phone calls to them without consent. These calls might happen during important working hours leading to decreased productivity.
To conclude, constant surveillance provides a safety net to the citizens and country, although there is a danger of confidential information getting leaked to cybercriminals.
Thanks to advances in technology, authorities can
now
keep
a
constant
watch
on their citizens. While it is true that the
people
being
watched
are
often
unaware of this happening, in my opinion, the benefits of this practice outweigh the disadvantages.
The public places in
majority of
the metropolitan cities are
kept
under round the clock monitoring with the
help
of security cameras. The
constant
vigilance on the
densely
crowded areas, not
only
limits the chance of any untoward incidents from taking place
but
also
provides security intelligence in case of any suspicious
activity
happening.
The
culprits can
be brought
to book, with the
help
of available video evidence.
The
tracking of non-physical
activities
like internet usage and cellular phone messages is
also
possible with the
help
of available technology. A
constant
watch
on cyber
activity
provides vital
information
about any security threats to a particular country and with the
help
of tracking these
activities
can
be neutralized
before
taking place.
Although the
constant
information
gathered
helps
in public safety, at times it can cause severe problems to the individual citizens. Sensitive
information
like bank records or property
details
if fallen into the hands of criminals can lead to
cybercrimes
. With the
current
day technology, money from one person’s account can
be transferred
to criminals’ account with this
information
. The tracking of internet usage can
also
cause inconvenience to the
people
. Telemarketing agencies target the
people
based on the
information
gathered through the cyber
activity
of
people
and call them and
make
phone calls to them without consent. These calls might happen during
important
working hours leading to decreased productivity.
To conclude
,
constant
surveillance provides a safety net to the citizens and country, although there is a
danger
of confidential
information
getting leaked to cybercriminals.