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Surveillance Technology and Its Impact on Privacy - Coggle Diagram
Surveillance Technology and Its Impact on Privacy
Problems with Surveillance
1 the gathering and assembling of surveillance data to create profiles can fuel predictive analysis :
Surveillance permits gross inequalities of across and opportunity to develop
Surveillance can be visible or invisible from both a technological and a human point of view( surveillants do not want target to know of the surveillance)
it is not always apparent whether a particular surveillance practice is legal or not
Impact of Surviellance on Privacy
Forces people to altered/change their behaviour according to the situation :
Rejecting individual fundamental rights
Types of surviellance
Physical Observation investigators physically follow or watch a subject. This can potentially involve disguises, stakeouts, and multiple investigators
Interviews are conducted by investigators to discover as much information as possible about the subject. The people interviewed could include family members, neighbours, friends, or co-workers
Electronics involves utilizing devices like television, wiretapping, and radios to document activity. It also includes monitoring an individual's use of their phones, email and social media.
Using Technology encompasses digital photography and video/ audio recordings. Examples of these are surveillance cameras used by businesses and dash cameras used by both police officers and private investigators.
Importance of Surveillance
To document an individual's location
To document activites in/around a location
To obtain evidence in civil suits
To obtain information for interrogation purposes
To obtain evidence of a crime
To obtain information to be used in court
To prevent crime
Surveillance : the close observation of a person, place or object. It is the practice of watching a subject in order to document the interactions or whereabouts of the subject.
When is Surveillance Used?
Worker's composation cases
Vandalism
Recurrent theft
Fraud invetigations
Cheating spouse investigatons
Criminal investigations
Missing person searches