Science and Technology - Surveillance

Science and Technology - Surveillance

1. Definition of "surveillance"

   • another word for monitoring of the behavior and activities of people
   • normally aimed at influencing managing or protecting
   • ambigous practice, which may create either positive or negative effects
   • sometimes done in a surreptitious manner

2. useful tool for governments to control their citizens, recognize and monitor threats, and prevent criminal activity

3. a number of civil rights and privacy outfits are concerned that the government surveillance of citizens can result in a mass surveillance society without political and personal freedoms

4. Social network analysis

   • use information from social networks e.g. Facebooks or Twitter
     • create a profile of each person which includes these information
   • American government agencies like the NSA do social network analysis to prevent attacks by groups of terrorists

5. Data security

   • transparent society
     • symbol for the detailed surveillance of people and their behavior by the state
   • Secret Service / Intelligence

6. UK vs. US

   • UK
     • CCTV (closed circuit television)
   • US
     • 9/11
     • airports
     • detailed questionnaires people have to fill out if they want to enter the US
     • NSA

7. Future Prospects

   • refugee debate
   • saftey in public
     • terrorist attacks
       • Paris
     • rapes
       • night of New Year's Eve in cologne
     • train stations
     • airports