The Pros And Cons Of Government Surveillance
According to Sara Schwartz of the Huffington Post, the National Security Agency (NSA) has access to the metadata from all phone calls. This includes the date, time, and location of all calls. The government has access to many public surveillance systems in the pursuance of keeping the peace. Many Americans today disagree with giving the government the privilege to watch them walk down the sidewalk, drive in their cars, and know who they are calling. However, the government uses this right for many important observations. The government should have the ability to use surveillance to maintain order because it will help locate criminals and escaped convicts; it will discover any threats that put our country in danger; and it will assist the government in keeping the American people safe from scammers and hackers.
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Using today’s technology, face recognition can help identify suspects and put them behind bars. In her 2013 CNN News article, "After Boston: The Pros and Cons of Surveillance Cameras," Heather Kelly writes, “As the volume and quality of cameras and sensors are ramped up, cities are turning to more advanced face- and object-recognition software to makes sense of the data” (Kelly 1). This kind of advancement in technology can reduce crime rates and make the country a safer place. Kelly also goes on to say, “For example, they could do a search for anyone who entered a 7-Eleven store between 8 and 11 p.m. on a specific night, pull up the times that certain cars have entered and left a parking lot, or ask for images of every person who has entered a certain building over the past year" (1). Cleaning the streets of crime and catching the people who have not fulfilled their sentence can become a reality if we give the government availability to
Using today’s technology, face recognition can help identify suspects and put them behind bars. In her 2013 CNN News article, "After Boston: The Pros and Cons of Surveillance Cameras," Heather Kelly writes, “As the volume and quality of cameras and sensors are ramped up, cities are turning to more advanced face- and object-recognition software to makes sense of the data” (Kelly 1). This kind of advancement in technology can reduce crime rates and make the country a safer place. Kelly also goes on to say, “For example, they could do a search for anyone who entered a 7-Eleven store between 8 and 11 p.m. on a specific night, pull up the times that certain cars have entered and left a parking lot, or ask for images of every person who has entered a certain building over the past year" (1). Cleaning the streets of crime and catching the people who have not fulfilled their sentence can become a reality if we give the government availability to