The issue of monitoring

In the contemporary society people are used to be monitored or they even don`t realize that all their steps are followed by cameras or satellites and how far the interception spread among us. Everyone leaves a trace wherever he might be or whatever he might do due to the fact that there are so many different possibilities to be tracked. We grew up with the longing for saftey within us all but in the last few years the whole issue got out of control.

Could it be the right way to give up liberty to receive safety?
As Benjamin Franklin said: ’Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.’

On one hand everyone has the right for privacy. The meaning of data privacy is, that every human should be able to choose personally who, when and in what extend the personal datas could be accessible. Nowadays, it is hard to say who haven`t got information about a specific person. But one can say that the individuals are not quite innocent to this issue, because everyone who uses Internet leave their data in form of a specific IP-address, as a fingerprint on every page they open that all other users are able to take a look at them. Mostely the users don`t realize due to the fact that they are not familiar with the handling and the consequenses it may take and that is and will be the main problem.

On the other hand can be questioned how far the interception is legal and don`t hurt the right for privacy. Is it really necessary to wiretap someones telephone talks, to locate cameras over a whole city, as it is practised in London, or to check the emails which are sent or received from private persons?

Monitoring at the working place is a big issue at the moment. With even the slightest evidence of ‘cheating’ at bosses which occure because of the perpatual interception of employees one is going to be fired. The companies pledge themselves that surveillance increase the efficiency of the workers and of the whole institution but it isn`t conducive to a good working environment which is necessary for motivated, satisfied and active employees.

To sum up surveillance in a certain extend could be helpful to prevent crime and terrorism and help to make the world a safer planet but too much isn`t that helpful and do more harm instead of giving a feeling of security for all the people.