List at Least 5 Forms of Electronic Surveillance That Are

question 40

Essay

List at least 5 forms of electronic surveillance that are threatening our privacy. How do these things impact our lives? How should we address these things?
Answer (for the first question…the 2ⁿᵈ and 3ʳᵈ questions are largely opinion):
1)Surveillance cameras at airports, subways, banks, etc.
2)Digital sensors everywhere - laptop webcams, video-game motion sensors, smartphone cameras, ID cards, etc.
3)High-resolution photographs from the air (Google, Microsoft maps)
4)Cameras on the streets capturing license plates
5)Geotagging
6)GPS on smartphones - good and bad people can find us anywhere at any time
7)Facial recognition technology - photo tagging

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