Transcript `Big Brother` Surveillance

‘Big Brother’ Surveillance
Courtney Etter
What & Where is It?
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Monitoring of behavior
For security/social control
Can be video surveillance, telephone
tapping, computer surveillance, etc.
On the street, in the home, and at work
Can be with/without your knowledge
Government is “big brother”
Problems
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Laws
Government
Fraud
Data Profiling
Spyware
ETHICS
Cost
*Ranges Greatly*
Examples:
Security camera $55- $1,399
Security camera systems $1475- $6695
Computer Monitoring Programs
$30-thousands
Workplace Monitoring
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Types:
Pocket Sniffers
Log files
Desktop monitoring programs
Phones
Closed-circuit cameras
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78% of all companies use some type of surveillance
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U.S. courts tend to favor the employer with surveillance
(Stored communication vs. Communication in transit)
References
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/workplacesurveillance.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance#Surv
eillance_devices_-_.27bugs.27
http://www.surveillance-video.com/