The Constitution was written in 1787 and is still used today. Over time, the meaning of the amendments has been interpreted differently due to technology and society advancing. The Fourth Amendment states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the...
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What if you are always living in suspense while not knowing what’s going on back at home. Not having the resources to find out if something has gone wrong in your neighborhood or even your own home. There have been many incidents where home invasions have occurred and have caused trauma for all. Surveillance captures incidents where most people can’t, leaving people of the community worried about living in their own neighborhood not being well protected around their own society....
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Abstract Why does the law bind people, and which law is binding? The answers that are attempted to this question often lead to discussions on interaction and relation (or lack thereof) of law and morality, and relate to the question of effectiveness of a law. The current paper aims to present these much trodden jurisprudential questions albeit in a novel setting. Focusing on issues of infringement of intellectual property and corruption as two examples, the paper aims to discuss whether...
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Data mining is primarily used today by companies with a strong consumer focus - retail, financial, communication and marketing organizations. It enables these companies to determine relationships among 'internal' factors, such as price, product positioning or staff skills, and 'external' factors, such as economic indicators, competition and customer demographics. And, it enables them to determine the impact on sales, customer satisfaction, and corporate profits. Finally, it enables them to 'drill down' into summary information to view detail transactional data. With...
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There is plenty of research undertaken on the subject of public surveillance and that within the British education system. Lyon’s theory of the ‘card cartel’ focuses on the fundamental changes it creates for the definitions of ‘citizen’ and ‘state’ as well as the relationship between these two concepts. He uses Marxist theory to argue that identification gives the bourgeoisie, the middle- and upper-classes, power over the proletariat, the working class (2009). Using the example of a passport, he argues identification...
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John Locke was an English philosopher and physician widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, commonly known as the ‘Father of Liberalism’. Locke’s most famous 123 work ‘Second Treatise’, sets out a liberal premise of a community of free, equal individuals, all possessed of natural rights. Since these individuals will want to acquire goods and will come into inevitable conflict, he invokes a natural law of morality to govern them before they enter into society. There...
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