From 2008‚ whistleblowers had many concerns about surveillance programs used by the government. Even in the NSA itself‚ the people who designed the NSA’s eavesdropping system tried to draw attention to domestic spying. (Paquette 2013‚ 799). However‚ these concerns didn’t pay attention of the media outlets as it was with Edward Snowden’s revelations in the British newspaper. Namely‚ The Guardian published an article about the National Security Agency (NSA) spying the nation and requiring Verizon‚
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The USA PATRIOT Act stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism." This act was enacted 45 days after more than 3‚000 American lives were lost at the state of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The intended purpose of the act is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world‚ to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools‚ and for other purposes. There are four primary initiatives of the act in improving
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What is public health? What makes a good public health practitioner? Word count: 658 The health of an individual is highly determined by the health of the population in defined settings. Therefore‚ we should widen our vision to go beyond the individual level and incorporate the health of the population i.e. public health. Public health is more about collective actions and implies the science and the art of enabling‚ and organizing the community so as to prevent disease‚ prolong life and promote
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Their structure and responsibilities: Public health council: play a major role in the public health‚ consists of commissioner and fourteen other members. They schedule monthly meetings at 250 Washington Street‚ Boston. Some of their duties are: “Promulgation of most regulations‚ approval of determination of need (DoN) applications‚ advising the department of major policy decisions‚ granting the commissioner authority to take necessary action to protect the public health upon a
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------------------------------------------------- Public Private Partnerships Strategic Finance Assignment 1) What are Public Private Partnerships? A public–private partnership (PPP) is a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. Public Private Partnership is an arrangement between a government / statutory entity / government owned entity on one side and a private sector entity on the other‚ for the provision of public assets
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are fans of being excessively supervised and observed. From an 11 year old boy being observed in the park by his grandparents‚ to a student sitting in class being observed by the teacher during examination. Knowing that you are constantly under surveillance can be very intimidating. Right through history‚ the intensity of government regulations have altered from low down to sky-scraping. The novel 1984‚ written by George Orwell consistent of a very dictatorial government. In this fictional commentary
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As a relationship‚ it involves a person or body in a position of authority assigning or negotiating with others the performance of certain responsibilities‚ ideally based on agreed-upon expectations and standards. -Paul G. Thomas To the Public‚ accountability is… A general subjective sense of responsibility‚ the upholding of professional values and standards even in the absence of external scrutiny‚ a demonstrated responsiveness to particular clients or to the community at large‚ and
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Workplace Surveillance In a Quest for an Ethical Stance. Journal of Business Systems‚ Governance and Ethics‚ Vol 2‚No.4. Almeida‚ F. (2012).Web 2.0 Technologies and Social Networking Security Fears in Enterprises’’‚ International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications‚Vol.3‚ No.2‚ Amicus Guide http://www.amicustheunion.org/pdf/PrivacyatWork.pdf Arnesen‚ D.W and Weis‚ W.L.(2007) Chen‚ J.V and Park‚ Y.(2005) "The role of control and other factors in the electronic surveillance workplace"
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Americans agree security is important. Most of the citizens agreed that the use of these technologies is a better idea in order to protect the nation from the intruders. Some Americans prefer to be secure with loosing certain rights to privacy like surveillance cameras and monitoring phone calls. No information about people is out. Is it? Only the NSA keeps all the records. Some people did not have a problem while posting their information and daily routine on social networks like Facebook‚ twitter etc
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law is called the standard of proof and in civil cases the standard of proof is assessed on the balance of probabilities (Dowler & Miles‚ 2001‚ p.32). Private security officers working in an organisation have limited powers when compared with public police officers. In most instances the private security officer only possesses the power of citizen’s arrest. In most civil actions‚ especially those involving private security officers‚ the basis is not on intended harm but a claim that the defendant
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