Workplace Electronic Surveillance 1 INTRODUCTION Video cameras‚ key loggers‚ cameras‚ and firewalls. These are just a few of the types of technology used to monitor employees at work. What are the legal restrictions given to employers? In this paper we will examine ethical arguments from both points of views; the employees‚ and the employers. This paper is split between 4 sections. Section 1 is the introduction which explains what this paper is about. Section 2 will describe surveillance measures‚ and
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are aware that the government is spying on them through surveillance cameras‚ cell phones‚ and the internet. One way the government spies on citizens is through surveillance cameras. “According to documents leaked on wikileaks‚ a company run by ex-CIA agents has created a piece of technology‚ called Trapwire‚ that siphons data from surveillance cameras in stores‚ casinos and other businesses around the country‚” (Newitz). These surveillance cameras are used to monitor for thieves and criminals.
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Surveillance is a feature used by the modern government. Surveillance is supposedly used by the government for preventing /investigating crimes and gathering information‚ however it can also be used by criminal organisations for planning and committing crimes‚ which is ironic. Technology allows the government to track online activities‚ people’s movements and communications. Most people would consider surveillance a breach of privacy and it is opposed by numerous activist groups since most authoritarian
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a cultural context Background Businesses use workplace surveillance as a way of monitoring the activities of their employees. According to Tavani (2011)‚ organisations may monitor their employees to determine participation in activities such as e-mail usage‚ websites visited‚ quality of working‚ speed of work‚ workplace practices (health and safety)‚ and interaction with others. There is much controversy surrounding surveillance and computer monitoring. Tavani (2011‚ p.323) discusses both
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intolerable one.” Government surveillance programs and apparatuses cross the line between protection and oppression when they violate civil liberties and threaten the privacy of everyday Americans. In our society today‚ with our rapidly expanding surveillance complex‚ our civil liberties are more at risk than ever before as the country’s surveillance expands in the open-ended war on terrorism. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel‚ 1984‚ the government utilizes surveillance methods to maintain control
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Anti-Government Surveillance The United States of America is based on freedom and holds capabilities citizens would never have in any other country. Although this is the case‚ we Americans aware that there is a price for the freedom they were given? “There is no such thing as a free lunch” a saying repeated by many hard-working Americans. Little does the population know that this indeed relates to them as well? Much like any other country‚ Americans government has kept their civilization
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The Government’s Eyes It is not a secret that the government is keeping a close eye on us. The government keeps surveillance on millions of citizens at a time. There is no indication suggesting that more than a trickle of people who have been watched have any association to any scrupulous conspiracy‚ though some terrorizations are tangible. It has become evident that this issue exists and many realize it‚ even though even more do not. An artist named Banksy created a painting that illuminates the
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A Surveillance Society In the article‚ The Surveillance Society‚ by David Von Drehle‚ talks about the privacy of today’s society. It is said that “Privacy is mostly an illusion.”‚ because in our world today‚ there is hardly any privacy left at all. Today’s society is being watched everywhere they go and everything they do along the way. A surveillance society is a society where you are constantly being watched in every step that you do in life. Ranging from text messages to your credit card purchases
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Home Surveillance System Not everyone needs to have a sophisticated home security system‚ but many feel better and are better able to sleep at night if they have what makes them feel safe. Your need for a security system depends on where you live‚ the style of your home‚ and even your past history with problems. Some find that a simple alarm system is all that they need to have‚ but others want to have something more. If you fall into the group that needs something more‚ a home surveillance system
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America has become a surveillance society‚ and we need to find a better balance to protect American civil right. Recent revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs have triggered diverse responses from the American public. The American Civil Liberties Union has expressed virulent opposition to the government’s alleged privacy intrusions as well as filed a lawsuit over the NSA’s collection of citizens’ telecommunications data. The National Security Agency’s mass tracking
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