continue to be a hot bed for both litigation and legislation. Gaining traction in the Senate is the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (the “Act”), which already passed in the House of Representative by a vote of 220 to 201. But how significant is the Act? And how does it differ from the current Rule 23 framework and the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) that was passed in 2005? Early commentators have come out on both sides, some praising the Act’s attempts to cut down on unmeritorious
Motion sensing is the technique in which a system detects a change in position of an object with respect to its surroundings. This paper gives an overview of motion sensors and its applications, and also points out the problems associated with them. II. Introduction Motion sensing is the process of detecting a change in position of an object with respect to its surroundings, or, change in the surroundings with respect to the object. Motion can be sensed in several ways: i. Infrared sensing using
Research Essay Proposal Workplace surveillance can provide a detailed view of the workplace and provide the information of the workers about what they are doing during the work hours. The monitoring of the workers violates their right to privacy. Even though, the employers use it as it is their liability to check if all the workers are devoting their time to work in an ethical way. By reviewing academic studies about workplace violations and the rights to privacy associated with workplace surveillance
You are being constantly watched and monitored. Not a terrorist? To bad! Enjoy having your personal information documented 24/7. The government is spying on you.Two years ago, revelations from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden stated that the U.S. government was spying on Americans. Now is there anything regular people can do to stop the government from spying? Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a simple answer. There’s no way to completely block surveillance. Companies you may be familiar
Many pros and cons exist to the data collection of the National Security Administration. Whenever we talk to a friend on the phone, we expect that this phone call will be a private conversation. We assume that our phone call isn’t being recorded in any way and that there isn’t a third person listening in to our conversation. Unfortunately, we never know for sure how private our conversations are. The same goes for our emails, text messages, and other forms of communication. This can be viewed either
Laws and policies have been created in order to make sure when subways are in use no maintenance issues can come up. For instance part 93 of the New York State Highway pertains to subways operating on bridges only when there it has been evaluated for any maintenance issues. This law pertains specifically to subways that cross bridges and how its framework and construction must be well maintained and repaired by the railroad corporation. If the railroad corporations fail to do so the town or people
It is apparent that surveillance and privacy are two large components when looking to address the issue of homegrown terrorism in society. Due to the surveillance verses privacy debate as well as the issue of homegrown terrorism becoming more common topics in everyday life in society, there is an increased need for understanding of each side of the argument and all associated elements in relation to sociology and social control. If all parts of individuals’ lives are open for observation, people
Multi billion dollar companies, Apple and Google have brought the attention of security on their devices, by upgrading them 10 fold, basically changing it out for a military grade protection. Rendering it almost impossible for anyone even Apple and Google themselves to break in, hack, or even crack the code of any of their devices. Apple had stated, “as the new operating system becomes widely deployed over the next several weeks, the number of IPhones and IPads that Apple is capable of breaking into
With increased concerns about school safety due to widely publicized school violence, schools, responding to demands of concerned parents and educators, have implemented heightened security measures. School surveillance remains relatively unregulated by the government, meaning that spying technology can be instated without notifying parents or students and is largely left to the discretion and oversight of administration. This has peaked concerns of students and their families who argue unregulated
There are many programs and information sites that parents can use to promote cybersafety. Life educational studies show that 41% of teenagers spend more than two hours a day on a mobile device. They have created bCyberwise with the support of Intel Security. It is an interactive cyber safety program targeted to 8 to 13 year old’s. This provides opportunity for students to learn about cyber safety through games and activities through applications on smart technologies. The app teachers young people a