Essays on Spying

The US-China diplomatic relations have been strained for long periods. However, the critical issue affecting the two countries is the South China Sea dispute. According to analysis of commentaries from various authors both from the Chinese front and from the U.S front, this is the only dispute between the two countries with the potential of making militarization of dispute between the two powers inevitable. Several reasons have been advanced by commentators on this issue of South China Sea dispute. From the Chinese perspective, it has been an issue for the United States in an area where it is not ...

Business

2016-08-09 Abstract The ethical issues of the usage the Google Glasses are described in this paper. Initially, this product has been introduced as a helper for ordinary people at work as well as in the everyday life. However, some functions of the Google Glasses are considered as dangerous for the users as well as surrounding people. It has caused the prohibitions of the usage the glasses in public places and on the road in different countries (US, UK, others). One can suppose that the necessity of the Google Glasses is quite ambiguous. On the one hand, new technological product ...

In the system of practical philosophy, ethics occupies a special place. It specifies the ethics and inspires a well-known formula of the ancient philosopher Protagoras that man is the measure of all things, justifying the idea of man as the highest value and self-worth, the sense of life and how to achieve happiness. Ethics calls to treat a man as the aim and never treat man merely as a means. Ethics is a philosophy of morals, values, and ethos. The concept of morality is often limited to the level of elementary culture of communication, so the meaning and the ...

Introduction

It is important for every mobile robot to possess the ability to navigate in target environment. Navigation can be described here as the robotic system’s ability to identify its own position in an unknown area with respect to some reference point and then move to its target position. In order to navigate in its environment and reach target position correctly, an efficient control system should be designed. The aim of this project is to design and implement a mobile robot localisation and control.The mobile robot is developed with the ability of:

Localisation System

For a positioning system, it is required ...

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Introduction Technology is often portrayed in popular media and literature as something that conflicts with man’s safety and well-being. Themes of apprehension regarding technology can be observed even in short stories, which aim to promote awareness towards the negative impact of technology to society. The American author, Ray Bradbury, is one of the many authors that express their activism towards the negative impact of technology. Two of his works, ‘The Veldt’ and ‘The Pedestrian,’ have themes that make people think about the underlying drawbacks of technology. In general, ‘The Veldt’ and ‘The Pedestrian,’ creates awareness about ...

Intelligence and Security

Explain the role and responsibilities of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and, in particular, what action he must take to deal with this situation, i.e., in ensuring that this terrorist attack on the U.S. does not take place. The DNI is said to be one of the most important people as far as the security of U.S. is concerned. This is because of the role he plays in the security system of the country. The DNI is usually appointed by the president and he is subject to the control, authority, and direction of the president. The DNI has ...

Government Survaillance is unconstitutional and should not be conducted. It deprives citizens their right of liberty. Peolpe’s privacy should not be sacrificed for the sake of security. Security concerns have often been used to justify a breach of citizens’ privacy. Law enforcement groups have created different measures such as the use of surveillance cameras including in many public places to monitor the activities of unsuspecting citizens. In the surveillance process, the agencies involved use high-tech machines. These devices are controlled from a private area and are mostly invisible to the public (Norris, 2010). The tools are made in ...

Many times, people are almost certainly motivated to act or not to take action by various factors. Hamlet is a play that focuses on the betrayals and the uncertainties that are involved as power shifts from one person to the next. From the outset, it is important to note that the play is set within a monarch but following the death of the beloved King Hamlet, the power does not devolve to his son but in a twist of fate, his brother, Claudius, takes over as the king. Ultimately, the play dramatizes the concept of revenge, justice, and moral ...

The giant technology company, Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were involved in a fight that gathered attention from all over the world. The standoff regards the breaking of an encryption of the terrorist responsible for the San Bernardino attack. The government claimed that unlocking the phone was important in their investigation of the family and the terrorist group he may have been involved in. Apple declined the request to create a backdoor for the encryption since it would be a violation of privacy. However, the government would consistently insist that it would use the backdoor tool only ...

In the last century, the Right to Privacy in America and most countries globally has evolved significantly. According to Dorff, Supreme Court Judge Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren wrote an article that gave a warning the country had no laws that took into consideration the privacy of the regular citizens who did not have much to hide and went on with their lives (para 3). A case in a New York Court in the year 1902 ruled that no law prevented any company from using pictures of individuals without permission or paying them. Giving evidence that the public was ...

(a) Identify the top 2 most significant computer security threats that are impacting the world at the present time. (b) What steps are being taken to minimize or thwart these threats? (c) Will the efforts proposed to protect individuals, companies and the governments from these threats still protect the rights of citizens? (d) Do you think that the steps taken or to be taken are ethical and will not cause a backlash in society? Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) The top 2 most significant computer threats that are impacting the world at present are: Hacking and ...

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1. After considerable thought, what is the greatest danger that people living in the US face because of the rapid expansion of technology? 2. What is the greatest benefit that technology offers for US American today?

1.) There is no doubt that the advancement in technology is good, but we cannot also escape from the collateral danger that is always attached to it. In cyber technology, for instance, identity theft is just one of the problems that pose the greatest nightmare. It is a known fact that most computers have become a safe box for personal data, ...