Essay Question: (3) To what extent do new media technologies contribute to the development of the ‘surveillance society’ (Lyon 1994)? Discuss in relation to the notion of the panopticon. Have anyone ever imagined the days without new media technologies? According to a new ICMPA study‚ most college students could not bear with life without technology. Not only the college students‚ most employees and professionals as well as kids are currently getting used to new media technology. Besides that‚ popular
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its citizens. Some oppressive acts that will be extensively discussed includes suspicionless drug testing‚ public video
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Video Surveillance Video surveillance in the United States is becoming widespread. Video cameras are being used in Department stores‚ convenience stores‚ store parking lots‚ and inside banks. The purpose of video cameras are to deter or prevent crime. Are they effective? This issue has sparked a nationwide debate‚ between the merits of video surveillance and the privacy invasion. The merits of video surveillance‚ by far‚ outweigh the issues of privacy invasion. In the 1970’s and 1980’s
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Smoking Ban in Public Places There is a chronic problem with people smoking in public places. Health Canada states‚ “Smoking in public places is the single largest source of indoor air pollution‚ containing a mixture of nearly 4000 chemicals” (Health Canada‚ 2011). Clearly‚ smoking in public has a serious impact upon the health of people and the physical and social environment around them; therefore‚ implementing smoking laws and developing public education are good approaches to eliminate smoking
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What forms of surveillance and data collection by the state fundamentally altered the way it relates to its citizens? (Question 2 paragraph 6 from Surveillance: Citizens and the State Volume 1: Report House of Lords select committee on the Constitution 2nd report of Session 2008-09). Introduction The UK is increasingly sleep walking into a surveillance society[1] to the extent that it has become an inescapable part of life.[2] Every time we make a telephone call‚ send an email‚ browse the
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Banning Smoking in Public Places Post University Millions of nonsmokers all across the globe are in danger of serious health risks because of smoking‚ banning smoking in public places is the only rational way to avoid such risk. Smoking is the number one leading cause of preventable death. This killer is responsible for painfully taking the life of just under a half million people a year according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC.gov; 2014) People that choose not to smoke have
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regulation prohibits smoking at Rehabilitation Centres‚ children’s parks and places frequently visited by children‚ aboard ferries and ferry terminals and at any place where people have to wait in a queue to obtain services. According to the new regulation places such as cafes and restaurants that want to have smoking allowed will have to apply for permission from the Ministry of Health. The permission will be granted to places determined by the Ministry. Any person who smokes in an area determined
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Big Brother Form of Surveillance – Workplace 2). In relating your answer to the ideas of your chosen theorist you will need to say how the surveillance relates to at least two of the following: (a) caring‚ (b) control‚ (c) risk‚ (d) knowledge‚ (e) security‚ and (f) health. 3) Discuss how this surveillance relates to your own experiences. Say how it affects you. Does it improve your security? Does it restrict your freedom? Is it good or bad for you? Has it improved your lot? 5) Discuss
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give them back‚ as well as adding up the total amount of money they would save if they didn ’t waste it on their nicotine craving. Because I have had to deal with watching their lives slowly slip away‚ I strongly think smoking should be banned in public places---why should people who choose to stay clear from a bad habit be forced to be around it? Take secondhand smoke for example. Secondhand smoke‚ also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)‚ is the toxic smoke containing 60 carcinogens‚ or cancer
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the so-called “surveillance society”. Evaluate this statement.What exactly is a ‘surveillance society’? The term is often used by the popular media to refer to the older more totalitarian notions of the ‘security state’ or Orwellian references to ‘Big Brother’ (Wood‚ 2009: 180). Surveillance can be defined as being a form of social control in which individuals are being monitored directly through several authorities e.g. The Government and the Police‚ with the idea that surveillance protects us in
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