Surveillance

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1228712755190550.xml&coll=3

1. What is your article?
My article is about the infringement rights of citizens in the Leigh Valley and how they were not informed of video and surveillance cameras being distributed throughout the town, because it is a violation of their rights and they were not told of the event. The Bill of Rights Defense Committee of the Lehigh Valley took action against the police force and the town officials to change this because it infringes on their personal rights.

2. How did the IT development emerge?
The It development emerged from when town of Easton began to put up surveillance cameras to make a more safe and better environment and to create less crime in the community. However the citizens of the Leigh valley were not informed of these video cameras which is a direct violation of their personal rights because they are being tracked and seen without their consent.
3. Who are the stakeholders—individuals, institutions, societies who initiate and control the IT developments and are affected by them?
The stakeholder/individuals and institutions that control the It development are police officers in the police force and government officials because they were the individuals who failed to mention the existence of the cameras to the citizens. The stake-holders/individuals that are being affected by the It developments are the citizens of the towns where the surveillance cameras are administered because they are being monitored without their consent.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the stakeholders?
The advantages of the surveillance cameras for the local government and the police force is that they will be able to track down people that are breaking the law if a crime is caught on tape. The camera videos can supply sufficient evidence to put a criminal guilty. Another advantage for the government and police force would be that they can track down offenders of the law or people that have expired license plates because the cameras can register the plates and run them through the databases and identify who is breaking the law. The disadvantages for the government and police force is that all of the citizens oppose the surveillance cameras which makes them not popular and may not withstand in court because their is so much opposition and controversy over them. The advantages for the citizens is that their children can be safe because cameras are being installed over the elementary school to make sure everything runs smoothly. The cameras will keep predators and criminals away. However a disadvantage for citizens is that their rights are being violated and their every moves throughout the town or wherever they go is being monitored and they have less freedom.
5. What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?
The feasible solutions that can be applied to overcome problems include the government reducing the amount of video cameras being used to only spots that are in direct necessity of them, and to inform the citizens of their every move with surveillance to gain popularity and consent from them.
6. What is the social impact of the IT development on human life? This may include some or all of the following areas: economic, political, cultural, legal, environmental, ergonomic, health and psychological.
The social impact on the economy is that the government gains a lot more money from the installation of video cameras, although the cost of installment would be high, the government would gain a lot of money from distributed tickets to license plates and traffic violations the government finds with the video cameras. The impact on politics would be that the government can distribute more law violations and they would be able to make class action law suits against violators. The surveillance tapes can help narrow down what happens in the legal world and makes the government look better. The impact on the legal system is tremendous because the surveillance tapes serve as evidence for crimes because they can be caught on video and used as evidence in court to prosecute the offender of the law. The impact on psychological setting of people is that they lose their peace of mind. The one thing people have in the United States of America is the will to live and the vast amount of freedom that is not apparent in most countries. With the installation of video cameras in many towns and cities it is a violation of people's rights because they cannot go about freely in their lives. Their civil rights are infringed on because they will always be under video tape and monitored by their every move.