China has been building what it calls “the world’s biggest camera surveillance network”. Across the country, 170 million CCTV cameras are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed in the next three years. Many of the cameras are fitted with artificial intelligence, including facial recognition technology. The BBC’s John Sudworth has been given rare access to one of the new hi-tech police control rooms.
Watch the following video and address the following questions in 250 words. Please include 2 APA formatted sources and references:
Is surveillance technology a value-neutral activity which may be used for good or ill, or is it always problematic and if so why?
What are the benefits and harms of surveillance?
Who is entitled to carry out surveillance, when and under what circumstances?
https://youtu.be/pNf4-d6fDoY