You are supervised all the time
You are constantly supervised by media, internet, telephones, supermarkets etc. The list can be infinite. They who have nothing to hide, have nothing to fear of, says politicians supporting the supervision. But what kind of complications may occur to democracy during the monitoring. The key to democracy is FREEDOM, but can we call it freedom when we are constantly monitored?
The terrorist attack at 9/11 - 2001 is a big reason to why we are introducing harder supervision. That is to "protect our democracy." But while protecting us, we reduce our freedom, and by that we attack the core in democracy, the freedom we are protecting. What do most damage, terrorism or counterterrorism?
You wake up in the morning and switch on your mobile phone. At the same time they know where you are. You turn on your computer and read the news while you eat breakfast. When accessing the internet, they know you visited aftonbladet.se for 45 seconds, moving on to persiangirls.com for 5 minutes. You go to the bathroom, brush your teeth with the toothpaste they know you bought yesterday. In your car, you turn on your GPS, driving to work while they follow each meter on your way. When checking in at work, they know were you will spend the next 8 hours. At your desk you turn on the computer where you do all your work, all visible to them. You get a short message from your boss, online meeting with the company in Taiwan. They already knew about it. Time for break, now you have to go the toilet, they notice your acing pimple on your ass. After the conference you go for lunch at Mc Donalds, they notice the new salad instead of the regular double cheeseburger and that your bank account soon will be empty.
You are checking out from work and go home with your tracked car. You turn on your computer and log on to Facebook. There you chat with your best friend, telling him about your financial problems, and that you are thinking about robbing a bank office. Ten minutes later the police strikes at your home.
Is this a world you want to live in?
Privacy is a democratic, fundamental right and if we allow the extended supervision to happen, then our freedom will be gone and democracy, as we know it, will be history.
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Hi Sussi,
ReplyDeleteI have read your text and it’s scary how we can be followed by security if they want. Your text is interesting and I’ll recognize our lifestyle.
I’ll think you have a good topic. The introduction is nice. But I think you have misunderstood the assignment. This time we should write a thesis statement instead of a question. You must also write a topic sentence to each paragraph. And finally a conclusion paragraph.
Keep it up!
Mia