What Is Mass Surveillance?

                        What is Mass Surveillance?

        Mass surveillance is a prevalent surveillance of a certain group or population. Doing so through modern technology such as, CCTV’s, GPS, and special malwares/spywares that can be installed without the person knowing. They are being done by the people in power; government, private companies. We are still unsure whether or not it is legal, but it is done without consent of the congress or such. It is, often times, the reason for the advocate to assert problems such as, insurrection, terrorism, to protect national security, and from foreign cyber attacks. Mass Surveillance is extensively denounced due to its violations of privacy rights, civil and political rights, and some basic constitutional rights. There is also a growing apprehension towards it. It is feared that it will eventually lead to a state known as “electronic police state”. It is when a state or government uses surveillance technology, militantly with an intent to gain full control over a population or society. For example, they are able to tap in on your phone calls without you knowing. This course of action sparked a huge debate whether it is legal. And it was triggered publicly when Edward Snowden leaked “classified US Government documents”.

        Iconic examples of Mass surveillance: Good or                                                         bad

Nineteen Eighty-four

        Nineteen eighty-Four is a dystopian novel by Goerge Orwell published in 1949. The novel is set in a province of Oceania in a world of ceaseless war, a pervasive surveillance, and public manipulation through false information. The dictatorship-like, tyrannical leader is being embodied by Big Brother, a political party leader that may or may not even exist.

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