...An anonymous source once said “everybody starts caring when it’s too late”. Through the use of domestic surveillance, our government is able to prevent trouble before an actual threat arises. However, the issue of domestic surveillance is subject to much controversy, as it can ensure security, but only at the cost of our privacy. Domestic surveillance methods such as video surveillance, media surveillance, and drone surveillance are used by the U.S. government in an effort to protect its citizens before it is too late. To begin, video surveillance is a method used to keep citizens safe. A case in which surveillance cameras would have helped, found in a New York Times article by Nick Bilton, is “the case of Mr. Martin, an unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, [where] the most crucial evidence about how the altercation between the two began- one that ultimately led to Mr. Martin’s death- came down to Mr. Zimmerman’s word”. As one can observe from this situation, if there had only been a surveillance camera in the neighborhood, the trial would not have come down to the convict’s and eyewitnesses’ words and would have had solid...
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...Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Pros and Cons of Section 703. The FISA Act was created to govern the gathering of foreign intelligence. In 1952, President Thurman established the National Security Agency within the department of defense. The NSA is the premiere signals intelligence agency. In the United States Intelligence Community, agency efforts are channeled through the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The American intelligence community works closely with foreign intelligence agencies, especially on SIGINT matters. The members of the Cold War era UKUSA Agreement (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States) also known as ‘Five Eyes’(FVEY), are partially close collaborators. In the 1950’s the Executive branch was largely in control and unchecked by the Legislative and Judicial branches on Foreign intelligence matters. Some surveillance policies were narrowed due to constitutional concerns. The authority for foreign intelligence was identified in the President’s inherent Article II of the Constitution powers and a key legal check on that authority was the Fourth Amendment. The fourth amendment as interpreted by...
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...Security Monitoring: The inputs and outputs of business James P. England CMGT/442 April 9, 2012 David Conway Security Monitoring: The inputs and outputs of business Rapidly changing technological advances make computers a part of the every workplace. Companies store important data on computer systems, databases, networks, and workplace communication uses computers and networks. Computers can reduce paperwork, distribute data quickly and stay competitive, but it allows the potential for security issues ultimately affecting business operations (Friend, 2012). The majority of data on computers and almost all communication are on a company’s computer network, and the security of the data is crucial for the success of the business. Monitoring in the workplace of computers uses a variety of software products that monitor computer networks. This software can monitor or track employee activity and productivity for a company. Using a software package for security of data in a system blocks certain websites, alert information technology staff of potential threats, such as computer viruses, monitors computers, and Internet use by employees. Companies should consider using computer monitoring software in the workplace, and do extensive research on different products and services. Some software can be costly, but it may be worth the investment to protect the integrity of a business, and the safety of the employees. Allowing employees to see the software and its capabilities...
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...procurement method of contracting. It is structured around performance outcomes, objectives and measurable goals. The strategy of PBSA arose as a result of evolving Government practices to align with commercial business practices. PBSA employs a number of techniques, strategies and frameworks for the definition of program requirements, acquisition planning, competition management, performance measurement, contract structure, payment structure, and post-award contract monitoring and management. (“SARA Panel Draft Report,” 2006) In PBSA, the contractor is provided a Performance Work Statement (PWS) or a Statement of Objectives (SOO) in which the Government describes the end result. The contractor is also provided a Quality Assurance Surveillance Program (QASP) which specifies how and when the Government will assess the contractor’s performance of the tasks set forth in the PWS or SOO. (“Performance Based Service Acquisition,” 2009) In some cases, the contractor may be provided with the SOO and the contractor responds with a PWS and a QASP which is submitted for consideration in the development of the Government QASP. A Government-wide policy letter was issued by the Office of Federal Procurement (OFPP) in April 1991 directing maximum use of PBSA practices. It wasn’t until Fiscal Year 2001 that PBSA became a Presidential initiative in...
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...write this letter, with my opinion on this topic. It kind of surprised me, that so many CCTV cameras were estimated in Britain. Four million is a lot of cameras! As I continued my reading, I came across all the pros and cons about the cameras. Surveillance in stores and public places makes completely sense to me. If stores didn’t have cameras, I think there would be a higher risk of stealing. Mostly because there wouldn’t be any credible evidence, that he or she actually stole this thing. The stealer could in theory just contradict, if someone had seen the person steal the object. I don’t think an eyewitness would be proof enough, in something as harmless, as an unarmed shoplifting. Assault and blatant or armed stealing are on the other hand, situations where an eyewitness maybe could be trustworthy. Here is surveillance at public places also a really good thing. If someone got assaulted, the cameras could help you identify the assailant. In that way it helps the police fighting crime. I think it makes a lot of people feel safe, when they socialize in public places. Because when there are cameras everywhere, you don’t want to do something illegal, because you know you are being watched. I’m sure we all once in our lifetime have spotted a surveillance camera and got a little but nervous. Kind of like the feeling you get when you see a police car, while you’re driving. I can’t stop thinking about if I’m doing something wrong. If I’m having a bag with me in a store...
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...Statement of the problem How can Look-Look market research industry keep the phase on learning as much about the needs, wants, and culture of the youth, anticipate where its heading and remain on the cutting edge by means of technology. Background of the problem The challenge is that market preferences for this segment of the population change rapidly, sometimes in a matter of days and weeks. This makes it difficult for marketers to target this age group. The young people themselves were not given a very large part to play in the market research process, despite the fact that they are in the best option to give detailed, accurate information on youth trends. In responding to this situation how can Look-Look market research industry keep the phase on learning as much about the needs, wants, and culture of the youth, anticipate where its heading and remain on the cutting edge by means of technology. Objectives To look into encountered challenges facing by Look-Look marketing research. To look into a depth of view of how we can cope with the strengths, weaknesses, opportunity, and threats in a market research industry. To analyze and understand what market research solutions can be made and turn them into actions. SWOT analysis | |Strengths |Weaknesses | | | | ...
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...Surveillance Cameras on Patrol Cars Would you support the implementation of surveillance cameras on patrol cars even though it has a high cost? When the security and safety nor only of the officer but also the citizen is overwhelmed, the high cost of surveillance system must not be an obstacle. There must be a balance between the advantages and disadvantages of its application. Unfortunately, there still been resistance to adopt this system in all police department because besides the high cost, officers feel that instead of being used as a method of enforcement, it is used as a method of surveillance for the officers (2011). Before you enter your average gas station, you see a sign with intriguing yet captive words. The sign reads “Smile, you are on camera!” Signs like these are widely used today to warn the shopper that there is in fact eyes prying in on their activities to capture any illegal actions. These illegal actions are usually handled by police officers. But what about their vehicles and the daily dose of crime stopping action? Is a warning necessary inside a vehicle that carries out the tasks of the law? Recording devices, specifically video cameras, should be placed inside each and every official vehicle. An audible and visual proof of an offender’s behavior can be more than sufficient to allow the law to take charge and give such his or her amount of justice. Of course devices like these can and have been used against the will of officers. Nonetheless the...
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...Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS), also known as drones, are aircraft either controlled by ‘pilots’ from the ground or following a pre-programmed mission. While there are dozens of different types of drones, they basically fall into two categories: those that are used for exploration and surveillance purposes and those that are armed with missiles and bombs. Frontline reports that since September 11, 2001, the number of drones in the U.S.’s military arsenal has expanded from 60 to more than 6,000, with President Obama making unprecedented use of these robotic warriors. The purpose of this paper will be to draw attention to the pros and cons of the U.S Military using drones. The use of drones has grown quickly in recent years because unlike manned aircraft they can stay aloft for many hours, they are much cheaper than military aircraft and they are flown by remote control so there is no danger to the flight crew. Drones strikes have taken out some of Al-Qaeda's most notorious figures, including American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. UAVs are made at a significantly lower cost compared to manned vehicles. Although, they can get pretty expensive depending on their sophistication; this should allow the military to buy UAVs in much larger quantities than manned aircrafts. Expendability, you can afford to send them into heavily defended areas and risk losing some without endangering a pilot. UAVs are more maneuverable than manned planes without the limitations of a human pilot. They...
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...To: All Employees From: President of ABC Companies Date: August 16, 2014 Subject: Workplace Surveillance As we start on the last quarter of the year here at ABC Companies, I want to thank each employee for their contributions and hard work, as well as their dedication to making this company the safe environment we strive for it to be. With the end of the year rapidly approaching, I would like to update everyone on surveillance measures that have been implemented and why we feel these rules have had to be placed. Our goal here at ABC Companies is to provide you the safest and most productive work environment that we can, in order for you to leave here each day feeling fulfilled and excited to begin a new workday. In order for us to continue to make these claims, a new surveillance measure has had to be put into place, which I have outlined below. • Internet Filters: When you first began your employment with ABC, you signed an agreement that company time would be used at a minimum to tend to personal matters. We understand that each of you have a family and other concerns outside of your employment, however after monitoring online activity during business hours, we have found that a large number of employees are spending more than 30 minutes a day using websites that do not pertain to our business and employee responsibilities. After researching and weighing the pros and cons, we have decided to enable filters on the internet, so that websites for personal use are blocked...
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...a Senate bill also introduced earlier in the month. The next day on October 24, 2001, the Act passed the House 357 to 66, with Democrats comprising the overwhelming portion of dissent. The following day on October 25, 2001, the Act passed the Senate by 98 to 1, with Russ Feingold the only opposition. This act was signed then into law by former president George W. Bush on October 26, 2011, just six weeks after the September 11th attacks to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This act reduced restrictions in law enforcement agencies’ gathering of intelligence with the U.S. The act also expanded the definition of terrorism to include domestic terrorism. The Patriot Act made many changes to U.S. law, such as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), as well as the Immigration and Nationality Act. It was strongly opposed by Senator, Russ Feingold; he was the only Senator to vote against the bill. The final Act had a number of sunsets that was supposed to expire on December 15, 2005. On May 26, 2011, President Barack Obama used an Autopen to sign a four-year extension of three key provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act while he was in France. Its goals are to strengthen domestic security and broaden the powers of law-enforcement agencies with regards to identifying and stopping terrorists. The passing and renewal of the Patriot Act has been extremely...
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...a Senate bill also introduced earlier in the month. The next day on October 24, 2001, the Act passed the House 357 to 66, with Democrats comprising the overwhelming portion of dissent. The following day on October 25, 2001, the Act passed the Senate by 98 to 1, with Russ Feingold the only opposition. This act was signed then into law by former president George W. Bush on October 26, 2011, just six weeks after the September 11th attacks to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This act reduced restrictions in law enforcement agencies’ gathering of intelligence with the U.S. The act also expanded the definition of terrorism to include domestic terrorism. The Patriot Act made many changes to U.S. law, such as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), as well as the Immigration and Nationality Act. It was strongly opposed by Senator, Russ Feingold; he was the only Senator to vote against the bill. The final Act had a number of sunsets that was supposed to expire on December 15, 2005. On May 26, 2011, President Barack Obama used an Autopen to sign a four-year extension of three key provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act while he was in France. Its goals are to strengthen domestic security and broaden the powers of law-enforcement agencies with regards to identifying and stopping terrorists. The passing and renewal of the Patriot Act has been extremely...
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...Electronic Surveillance of Employees John Burnett Professor Dorothy Sliben Legal 500 Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance Strayer University October --,2011 Introduction I am rather pleased that I was able to successfully complete assignment I, Electronic Surveillance of Employees paper which highlights the overall pros and cons as they relate to the privacy of an organization's most integral commodity, the employee. The work surveillance is closely scrutinized by both the employee's and employer's perspective; the most employee assert that they should be entitled to privacy within the workplace while the employer offers the statement that they are indeed allowed to monitor all activities as they relate to the employee during the course of the workday while on the organizations premises; unfortunately the employer as it relates to the perspective tends to ring true. Now that we are all more cognizant of surveillance from both the employee as well as employer perspectives, we are now prepared to present our findings in a most effective manner. It is indeed an organization's desire to meet both their short and long term goals of ultimately surpassing existing performance and productivity standards while not compromising business operations along the way. Results of Findings Input 1. Explain where an employee can reasonably expect to have privacy in the workplace. The area where an employee...
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...Future of Policing Proposal Team Alpha CJA/214 June 03, 2014 Robert Gasior Policing in this day and age is not about just keeping the peace in the community. Officers have numerous responsibilities and have an abundance of new technology at their finger- tips. The technology that we have now helps the officers perform at a higher level, when it comes to crime solving, communication, making communities, and decreasing crime levels. GPS tracking and Biometrics are two very useful technologies that allow the officers of the law to catch more criminals and solve crimes a lot quicker and more efficiently. These two specific technologies allow law enforcement to catch more criminals and solve cases a lot quicker. GPS tracking systems are some of the most advanced technology that has come into play for law enforcement in this day and age. In the past, officers would have the tedious job of following criminals on foot for days or even months at a time ("GPS Tracking for Law Enforcement", 2013). Officers now have GPS tracking technology, and that allows them to monitor potential suspects actions and movements by remote in almost real time from practically anywhere by a computer that his hooked up to the internet. Officers are able to also monitor them by using an IPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and even IPad. This incredible technology will permit law enforcement to dedicate more of their valuable time, resources, and money by resolving crimes that individuals commit a lot faster...
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...Situational Crime Prevention There are many strategies that can be considered situational crime prevention strategies. Pick one of the following crime reduction strategies. 1. Improved Street Lighting 2. Surveillance Cameras on street 3. Use of access control for buildings 4. Electronic merchandise tags 5. Red light cameras After picking one of the 5 techniques outlined above do some research on it. First state what the techniques does and why it would be hypothesized to decrease crime. Second discuss the effectiveness of the strategy. You may need to seek out academic journal articles through the library databases to answer these questions. Please cite your sources. This assignment is due Sunday night (2/21/16) at 11:59 pm. We will discuss what you find on Monday. This assignment is worth 20 points. Technology can be a double-edged sword. While innovation and upgrades can have many benefits, they can also be used to cause trouble. This is the case of using surveillance cameras on a street. Some see cameras as a breech on their privacy but they can also have advantages in certain situations. The first crime that comes to my mind is the Skylar Neese case in 2012. A teenager snuck out of her home in the middle of the night and ultimately ends up getting murdered by her two “best friends”. Her mother remembered that the apartment complex they lived in had cameras on the buildings. Even though they video was blurry it gave a great timeline to the officers...
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...effective and time efficient. The pros of the Lean model include eliminating majority, if not all forms of waste. Another pro to this model is it helps organizations to increase competitiveness and reduces operation cost. A con to this model is that support has to come from every level within the organization and because people do not adapt to change very well, this can be a difficult task, especially in larger corporations. Another QI tool is the FADE model. FADE stands for Focus-define process to be improved, analyze-collect and analyze data, develop-develop action plans for improvement, execute-implement the action plans, and Evaluate-measure and monitor the system to ensure success. Six Sigma is a business strategy that seeks to identify and eliminate causes of errors or defects or failures in business processes by focusing on outputs that are critical to customers (Snee, 1999). It is also a measure of quality that strives for near elimination of defects using the application of statistical methods. A defect is defined as anything which could lead to customer dissatisfaction. The fundamental objective of the Six Sigma methodology is the implementation of a measurement-based strategy that focuses on process improvement and variation reduction. The pros to the Sigma Six model it that it defines and identifies a bottom-line impact for the organization that has both a measurable and quantifiable financial return for the organization. Another pro the Sigma Six is that is also...
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