Surveillance

Surveillance has developed very quickly since being introduced in the 1980’s.  Kristie Ball and Frank Webster mention the risks of surveillance in their book ‘Intensification of Surveillance’.  Back when surveillance was first introduced, it was relatively low key, but through time it has become a big part of our lives. In this day in age, we are monitored throughout most of the day, whether it be on a high street CCTV or a purchase made online. Surveillance has become a huge priority, especially in the last decade because of terrorist attacks i.e. 9/11. The idea of surveillance interferes with the privacy we as people would like. Telephone calls can be tracked, text messages, time and place we last used our credit cards, job, location, phone number, email are all part of big databases. We accept this negligence towards our privacy because we believe the purpose of it is to keep us safe, but this notion can never truly be justified.