Science and Technology - Surveillance

Definition of "surveillance"
1. another word for monitoring of the behavior and activities of people
2. normally aimed at influencing managing or protecting
3. ambigous practice, which may create either positive or negative effects
4. sometimes done in a surreptitious manner
useful tool for governments to control their citizens, recognize and monitor threats, and prevent criminal activity
a number of civil rights and privacy outfits are concerned that the government surveillance of citizens can result in a mass surveillance society without political and personal freedoms
Social network analysis
1. use information from social networks e.g. Facebooks or Twitter
  1. create a profile of each person which includes these information
2. American government agencies like the NSA do social network analysis to prevent attacks by groups of terrorists
Data security
1. transparent society
  1. symbol for the detailed surveillance of people and their behavior by the state
2. Secret Service / Intelligence
UK vs. US
1. UK
  1. CCTV (closed circuit television)
2. US
  1. 9/11
  2. airports
  3. detailed questionnaires people have to fill out if they want to enter the US
  4. NSA
Future Prospects
1. refugee debate
2. saftey in public
  1. terrorist attacks
    1. Paris
  2. rapes
    1. night of New Year's Eve in cologne
  3. train stations
  4. airports

Resource summary

	Created by Laura D almost 9 years ago