Edward Snowden said‚ “Under observation‚ we act less free‚ which means we effectively are less free.” Amongst its many other themes‚ Shakespeare’s Hamlet explores the nature of surveillance in Elsinore‚ one that may tell more about the titular character than is apparently clear. In Michael Neill’s essay Hamlet: A Modern Perspective‚ he claims‚ “Turning away from the framework of ethical debate‚ Shakespeare used Saxo’s story of Hamlet’s pretended madness and delayed revenge to explore the brutal facts
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The NSA had initiated an unconstitutional mass surveillance of American’s communications‚ domestic and abroad. The most frightening fact is that the public never knew this was happening before the Edward Snowden leaks. In 2008‚ President Bush signed the FISA Amendment Act into law. This act greatly expanded
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The advantages of stun guns and patrol car video surveillance are a critical tool in law enforcement. Officers are given the option of Tasers‚ which are extremely effective when pursuing an offender that might have had the upper hand to fight for a long time‚ resulting in the officer gaining injuries. Currently‚ patrol car video is a necessity as video records will enhance an officer ’s credibility‚ corroborate identities‚ and statement issues‚ and can be used as evidence in court. However‚ critical
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Company Profile: * HCL is a global technology and IT Enterprise company based in Noida‚ India. The company comprises two publicly listed companies‚ HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems. * HCL was focused on addressing the IT hardware market in India for the first two decades of its existence with some activity in the global market. * On termination of the joint venture with HP in 1996‚ HCL became an enterprise which comprises HCL Technologies (to address
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The NSA’s Data Collection Initiatives | |An Analysis of the DPI Systems in Place with our National Government |This document explores the Deep Packet Inspection systems set in place by the United States government’s National Security Agency. Along with | |an analysis of how the system works‚ the capabilities of said system will be discussed
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People will act differently when they are aware that they are being observed. However‚ public video surveillance is a very extreme solution to keeping the governed under control and preventing crime as opposed to committing crimes. Instead of hiding security cameras in public areas‚ a simple alternative would be to hang up posters of human-like eyes. A group
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Surveillance is not only a game of PI (private investigators) or the police. You can also have a surveillance gear (maybe not as sophisticated as wearable spy equipment or mini audio recorder measuring the size of your fingernail…) to keep tracking almost anyone you want. What I’m talking about here is GPS tracking system. GPS tracking devices allow you to track your car or any other moving object‚ like boat‚ bike or even a plane. GPS trackers are even installed in some high-tech cell
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Franz Kafka‚ looks at a penal society which has recently undergone change in authority where the new commandant doesn’t share the same values as the old commandant when it comes to the judicial system of the colony. Switching from using power to surveillance‚ “Panopticism” by Michel Foucault‚ who takes the classic design of Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon‚ and exploits all of its useful characteristics ranging from schools and hospitals‚ to factories and prisons. In a modern look at Betntham’s panopticon
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The Benthamite Panopticon (pan= all‚ optic= seing) is a prison model modelled in 1791 in a way that allows guards total observation and surveillance over inmates. It consists of a circular building with a watchtower at the centre and cells around it that enables the guards to see the cells without being seen by the jailers. This architectural design which expanded to other institutions like the psychiatric asylum‚ the reformatory‚ the school and the hospital seems to fit in only one framework of
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I. Outline-Retail theft A. Introduction " Excuse me‚ sir/madam can I check your bag please?” "Lifting"‚ "jacking"‚ "racking"‚ "nicking"‚ "boosting" and Five finger discount"‚ are some of the slang terms used for retail theft (also commonly known as shoplifting). Shoplifting is theft of goods from a retail establishment. It is one of the most common property crimes dealt with by police and courts. In the next few minutes‚ I
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