Privacy Invasion Research Paper
Privacy Invasion
Rose Thomas
ENG 122
Joyce Walther
December 20, 2010
Privacy Invasion When it comes to protecting and saving lives of the American people, private invasion used in order to locate and capture potential terrorist should be unlimited. The 911 attack has provided active proof to the American peoples of the damage that terrorist groups can impose on our society. Therefore, invading the privacy of individuals may prevent future terrorist attacks. Better technology and training to detect terrorist are important steps to reduce terrorist attacks. To achieve this objective, government must authorize national and local leaders to design programs, training, and funding. Thus, high priority should be given to developing programs to detect and prevent intended attacks before they occur. In this report, the Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals examines behavioral surveillance technologies in Counterterrorism programs and make decisions about deploying and evaluating those and other information programs of their effectiveness and risk to personal privacy. Modern data …show more content…
Everyone leaves personal digital tracks in systems whenever he or she make a purchase, takes a trip, uses a bank account, make a phone call, walks past a security camera, obtains a prescription, send or receives a package, files income tax forms, applies for a loan, e-mails a friend, sends a fax, rent a video, or engages in just about any other activity. The security camera increases the scope and nature of available data. Law-abiding citizens, criminal and terrorist leave extensive digital tracks. Gathering and analyzing electronic and behavioral information can play major roles in detecting and preventing terrorist
Rose Thomas
ENG 122
Joyce Walther
December 20, 2010
Privacy Invasion When it comes to protecting and saving lives of the American people, private invasion used in order to locate and capture potential terrorist should be unlimited. The 911 attack has provided active proof to the American peoples of the damage that terrorist groups can impose on our society. Therefore, invading the privacy of individuals may prevent future terrorist attacks. Better technology and training to detect terrorist are important steps to reduce terrorist attacks. To achieve this objective, government must authorize national and local leaders to design programs, training, and funding. Thus, high priority should be given to developing programs to detect and prevent intended attacks before they occur. In this report, the Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals examines behavioral surveillance technologies in Counterterrorism programs and make decisions about deploying and evaluating those and other information programs of their effectiveness and risk to personal privacy. Modern data …show more content…
Everyone leaves personal digital tracks in systems whenever he or she make a purchase, takes a trip, uses a bank account, make a phone call, walks past a security camera, obtains a prescription, send or receives a package, files income tax forms, applies for a loan, e-mails a friend, sends a fax, rent a video, or engages in just about any other activity. The security camera increases the scope and nature of available data. Law-abiding citizens, criminal and terrorist leave extensive digital tracks. Gathering and analyzing electronic and behavioral information can play major roles in detecting and preventing terrorist