One of the most controversial issues refers to the use of the latest technologies by governments. Any technology might become either a helper for citizens or a weapon against them. Some people believe that their use is beneficial for the well-being of our society. However, it is impossible to avoid the emergence of people’s concerns about the safety of their data that the government might use against their will.
The use of the latest technologies in terms of crime prevention is the obvious benefit for any government. It can adapt them to facilitate the work of police officers and other essential government services in the area of crime investigation. A request to the court could be enough for receiving any person’s private data (Text 2 Line 8). Despite the attempts of judicial personnel to cultivate the effective partnership between the government and manufacturers on the exchange of personal data, the drawbacks of such control prevail over the possible advantages.
The principal counterargument is the absence of control systems endangering the right to privacy. The example of China demonstrates such an outcome when technologies become tools for authoritarian control (Text 3 Line 5). Another country adopting similar policies is Russia (Text 1 Line 6) that tries to instill the use of local technologies instead of international ones. Thus, the authorities might receive information without consideration of the legality of such actions and spy on the citizens.
The concerns of people are more significant than the possible advantages of technology use. It is impossible to receive the support of people towards the unlimited access of the government to their data. The negative impact of this proposition can be eliminated only by the availability of control systems that do not exist so far.