Point: The state should be given the right to spy on people when they are in the public within its borders in the name of protecting its citizens and society.
Elaboration: As far as personal privacy is concerned, some people are perfectly fine with being monitored in the public. As they believe public displayed behaviours are actions that they themselves want to present to others, what is there to hide?
Evidence: In China, there are countless cameras installed by government everywhere on the streets or outside the shops. This is to ensure the safety of themselves as well as limit any potential unlawful behaviours. Those who may indulge in crime may be detered by the risk of been caught or recognised by the cameras installed.
Limit: However, these cameras should not capture images of what's within the private house or anywhere outside public area. Those images captured will be deemed as a form of violation in people's right and privacy. Things which people do in private areas are their personal issue which they do not want any attention or intervention. Despite the risk of unlawful behaviours in private areas, the state do not have the right to spy on everyone just so that they could arrest those criminals. In england, there are more than 1500 image captured on the citizens daily, this leads to many disputes and people are fearful of showing themselves in the public or even at home. The society will be threatened with chaos.
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ReplyDeleteyour evidence seems to apply to more than just China... cities around the world have CCTV surveillance to protect their property and also aid in solving potential crimes.
ReplyDeletevery good limitation with clear elaboration on the difference in space: private and public. however, you need to emphasize why it is so wrong to monitor ppl in private, without their knowledge? or with?
perhaps your link could state very simply that monitoring actions within the public space is fair because it is done for the greater good but to continue it into the private space borders on voyeurism and intrusion of privacy.