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Mod 7 Discussion Discuss the issues of where and how a law enforcement agency should "draw the line" on the use of surveillance technologies to collect information about people? This week we were asked to discuss how and where law enforcement should draw the line when it comes to surveillance. As I learned through this week’s readings and from the additional readings and videos we had this week, it appears that surveillance is already a significant part of our daily lives. From License Plate Readers to public cameras posted throughout cities and communities, we see that we are watched more frequently than we may realize, and information collected through surveillance has been happening for some time. Although we can find the positives in this when it comes to solving crime, the bigger question is how far is too far? Facial recognition for example, this technology, if used for the right reasons could be good, however this type of technology collects information on everyone, whether they have committed a criminal offense or now, and could allow for a violation of our Third and Fourth Amendment rights. The Third Amendment of the Constitution states that people are protected regarding the privacy in the home. The Fourth Amendment protects the right of privacy against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. The use of technology like facial recognition and thermal imagining technologies could certainly open the door to violating the rights of the people if they are not used responsibly and within legal parameters. As mentioned in one of the videos, it was said that cameras are being used regularly and people on the street are being monitored and watched by the police department, The positive point is that these cameras monitor how the police interact with the people and they provide valuable digital evidence when a crime does occur. One of the videos this week stated that Chicago has the most surveillance cameras, It was mentioned that the city has 1500 police cameras that monitor activity throughout the city, with an additional 15,000 that are police and public cameras that can all be monitored by the police. In addition to cameras that appear to be more normal almost everywhere we go these days, we learned about drone technology and how they can be used for surveillance as well.
Drones with thermal imaging cameras are also being used by police departments. The drone that was used in one of this week’s videos was able to see a three-mile range, had thermal-imaging technology that could locate a human walking or a vehicle that was recently driven. Also noted was that the police are the only ones who can monitor these feeds. In New Orleans, when 911 is called, cameras immediately activate a network of surveillance cameras. Another example was when the NYPD was monitoring Muslim communities and religious buildings. The cameras were monitoring who was going into Muslim religious Mosques and worshipping there. A third example was about a drone program in Seattle Washington that was shut down after citizens complained about the drone surveillance and concerns of violations of privacy. Now, when we consider Artificial Intelligence, I learned that cameras have been created that are so advanced, they actually learn normal movements and are able to detect and provide notification when something that is out of the norm. When AI detected something that is different from what it has learned to be correct, it flags the movement, in turn, activating an alert. In my opinion, this is a bit concerning. The idea that a machine can appear to “think” and “make judgements” makes me uncomfortable, after all, it is just a machine, right? Some of the examples I have given above can certainly be used to aid in the collection of evidence and to solve crime, however, I feel that they should be monitored and that it should be ensured that this technology is utilized ethically and responsibly. Emerging technology: I do believe it can be used for good in many ways. I also believe that if used irresponsibly, it could be a very slippery slope that could become dangerous.
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