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After graduation, many criminal justice majors, like myself,
will apply for jobs that request them to take a polygraph examination in order
to be hired. This is because many criminal justice majors apply for jobs within
law enforcement and the government. Over 60 percent of the law enforcement and
government-based jobs within the United States request job applicants to take a
polygraph examination. I fear that these polygraph examinations could be crossing
the line by invading one’s privacy. Could polygraphy be an unethical practice
within the hiring process?</div>
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<b>In order to examine
the possibility of ethical issues existing within polygraphy, one must have
some basic knowledge on the topic.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcogDNRjlH-iESGz7s4i1NSsIIAOEJJPyYIoLY4bx7lTDDBR5FswpHXBRyttaPkqHGumTDDgA754mpuNk0c5cI3kWSEXDrsMkeGpW5C5Z08WqdRA3dgPoM2nTfLqFyydvMMYFRsGram7WX/s1600/polygraph+examination+photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcogDNRjlH-iESGz7s4i1NSsIIAOEJJPyYIoLY4bx7lTDDBR5FswpHXBRyttaPkqHGumTDDgA754mpuNk0c5cI3kWSEXDrsMkeGpW5C5Z08WqdRA3dgPoM2nTfLqFyydvMMYFRsGram7WX/s320/polygraph+examination+photo.JPG" width="320" /></a>A polygraph machine, measures and
records a subject’s blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity
while he or she is questioned. The idea is that if a subject responds to a
question with a deceiving response, the polygraph will show physiological
reactions that are different from non-deceiving responses. John Larson
invented the polygraph in 1921; he was a medical student at the University of
California at Berkeley. It was first implemented within law enforcement by August
Vollmer, the police chief of the Berkeley Police Department in California. Many members of the scientific community consider polygraphy to be
pseudoscience, or a practice that is presented as scientific but: does not
adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility,
and or cannot be reliably tested. However, in some countries, polygraphy is
still being used as an interrogation tool during criminal investigations. It is
also being used to supplement the interview process of prospective employees
for certain public and or private sector jobs. In the United States, federal
government agencies such as the FBI, the CIA, and many police departments,
including the Los Angeles Police Department, are using polygraph examinations
to question suspects and also to screen potential new recruits. However, in
Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and Iowa it is illegal for a
non-government employer to administer a polygraph examination. Further,
polygraph testimony’s admissibility in court differs between each state. Yet, no
defendant or witness can be forced to undergo a polygraph test. While its use
in court is controversial, polygraphy is widely used during probation,
particularly on sex offenders. If you would like even more information on
polygraphs, please visit the American Polygraph Association’s FAQ page <a href="http://www.polygraph.org/section/resources/frequently-asked-questions" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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<b>In order to gather
more information on polygraph examinations I conducted an interview with
polygraph expert, Tom Mauriello. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Tom Mauriello has been a professor and lab instructor at the
University of Maryland’s criminology and criminal justice department for over
thirty years. However, Mauriello is more than just an educator. He retired last
February after thirty years of service with the United States Department of
Defense (DoD). His assignments with DoD included: Special Agent; Chief of
Police; <b>Senior Polygraph Examiner</b>;
Director, Occupational Health, Environmental and Safety Services; Director,
Interagency OPSEC Support Staff (IOSS); Deputy Director for Security Education,
Training and Awareness; Congressional Staff Investigator for the United States
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; and <b>Chief of Polygraphy for the Associate Directorate for Security and
Counterintelligence</b>. Not to mention, Mauriello is a recipient of the DoD,
Exceptional Civilian Service Award, and the NCMS – Society for Industrial
Security Professionals, President’s Award and Donald B. Woodbridge Award. As
you can see, Mauriello is clearly more than qualified to be considered an
expert on this topic: whether or not ethical issues exist within polygraph
examinations.</div>
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<b>In the following
video clip, Mauriello discusses whether or not employers should request polygraph examinations.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Some ethical issues
do in fact exist within polygraph examinations.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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On top of the issue that Mauriello brings up that there is no one, single law that regulates polygraph examinations; polygraph exams might compel,
frighten, and or manipulate test subjects. Polygraphy turns people into unwilling
instruments of their own doom. Polygraphists do not need to do much to
intimidate their subjects into confessing; the polygraph machine does that for
them. Further, some might even consider polygraph examinations to be “fishing
expeditions.” This is because, prior to administering the polygraph exam, the
polygraphist might “fish” for information. He or she will do this by asking
questions like, “is there anything you would like to admit or reveal prior to
taking the polygraph exam?” As a result, most people are so intimidated
by the polygraph machine that they confess to things prior to taking the
polygraph test that the examiner would not have even thought to question them
about. As you can see, there are quite a few ethical concerns surrounding polygraphy. </div>
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<b>With all of this
knowledge, some, including myself, feel that polygraphy should be completely
banned from the hiring process.</b><br />
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Polygraph examinations are an unethical practice that
unreasonably invades people’s privacy. In my opinion they have no place within
the hiring process. If you <b>listen to the audio clip </b>at the very bottom of this post (after the references list), of a non-expert’s opinion of polygraph examinations,
you will see that I am not alone in this negative feeling towards polygraphy. I
am not sure if it will ever happen, but I hope that someday polygraph examinations requested by employers, even government ones, will be made illegal on a national level.<br />
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<b>Now that you have read my blog post, I leave you with one last question: </b><br />
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Would you agree to take a polygraph examination?<br />
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<b>References:</b></div>
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- ccjs.umd.edu/facultyprofile/Mauriello/Thomas<br />
- polygraph.org/section/resources/frequently-asked-questions<br />
- Professor Mauriello's lectures<br />
- Pyle, C. H. (1985). <i>Asking the Wrong Questions</i>. Society,
22(6), 54-55.</div>
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- stupidevilbastard.com/2006/04/i_will_never_have_a_job_with_the_fbi</div>
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- wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygraph</div>
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<b>A concise
introduction to polygraph testing:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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A polygraph, sometimes called a lie detector, measures and
records a subject’s blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity
while he or she is questioned. The idea is that if a subject responds to a
question with a deceiving response the polygraph will show physiological reactions
that are different from non-deceiving responses. John Augustus Larson invented
the polygraph in 1921; he was a medical student at the University of California
at Berkeley. It was first implemented within law enforcement by August Vollmer,
the police chief of the Berkeley Police Department in Berkeley, California.
Many members of the scientific community consider polygraphy to be
pseudoscience, or a practice that is presented as scientific but: does not
adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility,
and or cannot be reliably tested. However, in some countries, polygraphy is
still being used as an interrogation tool during criminal investigations. It is
also being used to supplement the interview process of prospective employees
for certain public and or private sector jobs. In the United States, federal
government agencies such as the FBI, the CIA, and many police departments, including
the Los Angeles Police Department, are using polygraph examinations to question
suspects and also to screen potential new recruits. However, in Massachusetts,
Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and Iowa it is illegal for a non-government
employer to administer a polygraph examination. Further, polygraph testimony’s
admissibility in court differs between each state, and its admissibility is
typically up to the discretion of the judge. Yet, no defendant or witness can
be forced to undergo a polygraph test. While its use in court is controversial,
polygraphy is widely used during probation, particularly on sex offenders.</div>
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<b>Interview of
criminology & criminal justice professor Tom Mauriello (polygraphy expert):<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>The potential ethical
issues that could arise during polygraph examinations:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Some concluding thoughts on polygraphy:</b></div>
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<b>In 2007 Kevin Guidry of Indiana University examined the digital divide
in America. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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He writes, “Although few of us discuss or
focus on it, the digital divide still exists. There are still large
numbers of Americans who do not own computers or have Internet access at
home. Those who do not have Internet access at home are disproportionately
unemployed, less educated, and Black or Hispanic (U.S. Census,
2009b). Even when considering Internet access outside of the home, those
same disparities still prevail (Horrigan, 2009; U.S. Census, 2009a)” (Guidry,
2007, pp. 1). With smart phones being so prevalent today, could the digital
divide be on its way out the door? Smart phones definitely make the Internet
more accessible, but there are some pretty big issues that cell owners face.</div>
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<b>In 2012 the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
conducted a survey that assessed the prevalence of some of the major problems
that cell owners might face, especially amongst smart phones.</b> </div>
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They found that: <span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">"Some 88% of American
adults have cell phones, according to this survey, and, of those cell owners: </span>72% of cell owners experience dropped calls
at least occasionally. 68% of cell owners receive unwanted sales or marketing
calls at one time or another. Some 79% of cell phone owners say they use text
messaging on their cells: 69% of those who are texters say they get
unwanted spam or text messages. Some 55% of cell phone owners say they use
their phones to go online (to browse the internet, exchange emails, or
download apps): 77% of cell internet users say they experience slow
download speeds that prevent things from loading as quickly as they would
like" (Boyles & Rainie, 2012, pp. 2). As you can see from this data,
the majority of American adults have cell phones and a lot of them experience
problems. Further, over half of the cell phone owners have smart phones and use
them to go online; with over three quarters of them experiencing issues.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The survey that the Pew
Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project conducted found that the
digital divide still exists.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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They claim that: “Non-white cell owners confront
all of these problems at somewhat higher rates than do their white
counterparts. This might be tied to the fact that African-Americans and
Hispanics are more likely than whites to rely on their cell phones as their
primary or exclusive phones for calling and for Internet access” (Boyles & Rainie, 2012, pp. 4). Clearly
whites still own computers or have Internet access at home at a higher
rate than African-Americans and
Hispanics. Due to this, African-Americans and Hispanics tend to rely on their
smart phones to use the Internet. Because they are using their smart phones’
Internet so much more frequently than white people, African-Americans and
Hispanics experience more problems with their smart phones. Even after five years, there is still a
digital divide in America.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Having said that, the digital
divide could disappear in the future.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Today, using a computer to access the Internet is still superior to
using a smart phone. But, I predict that within the next five to ten years (or
maybe even less) the Internet on smart phones will be no different than the Internet
on computers. And consequently, the digital divide will no longer exist.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</style><span style="font-size: small;">In the following post I will
discuss India’s entertainment industry. I will focus on India’s television and
film industries. Today, both follow a primarily commercial business model.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Within the last twenty
to thirty years India’s entertainment industry has boomed. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Since the early nineties India’s
television industry transformed from just a few government owned channels to broadcasting
more than three hundred national and regional channels. And, the Indian film
industry, better known as “Bollywood,” produces close to a thousand movies per
year in various Indian languages. “Bollywood” almost triples Hollywood in terms
of movie production <a href="http://business.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-industry/" target="_blank">(“Entertainment Industry in India,” n.d.).</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://muhsinmutiah.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dd-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://muhsinmutiah.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/dd-1.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Indian television
industry has seen steady growth over the last few decades, and is continuing
this trend.</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“With the introduction of digital
distribution platforms like direct-to-home and Mobile TV, the Indian television
industry has undergone a revolutionary change. As per KPMG and FICCI reports,
the Indian television industry is worth over four billion dollars and is
estimated to grow by over fourteen percent by 2013” <a href="http://business.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-industry/" target="_blank">(“Entertainment Industry in India,” n.d.).</a> The direct-to-home industry’s revenue has been doubling almost
every year since 2008. Additionally, Doordarshan, the main television
broadcaster in India, expects to be completely digitized by 2017. This will
lead to TV channels like MTV, Cartoon Network, Disney, Star Plus and Pogo to
grow their service market, further increasing revenue <a href="http://business.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-industry/" target="_blank">(“Entertainment Industry in India,” n.d.).</a> Not to mention, even more of the Indian population being able
to watch soap operas and cricket, the two most watched programs on TV in India
today.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Indian film
industry, however, has dipped in recent years; but it is now looking like it
could be back on the ascent.</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“The billion dollar Indian movie
industry that churns out twelve thousand movies a year, employs almost two
million people, and has more than fourteen million theater viewers a day, is
actually groaning under its own weight” <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/43572979/Behind_the_Song_and_Dance_Bollywood_s_Flop_Story" target="_blank">(Jetley, 2011).</a> Approximately only five
percent of the movies that are released every year make a significant amount of money.
Further, The Indian film industry’s revenue shrunk about five hundred million
dollars from 2008 to 2010. One of the major reasons for this was the collapse
of the home video industry. The high cost of DVD rights and the high frequency
of piracy caused home video revenues to be nearly cut in half <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/43572979/Behind_the_Song_and_Dance_Bollywood_s_Flop_Story" target="_blank">(Jetley, 2011).</a>
Another reason why the Indian film industry is in this mess is because of growing
production costs driven in part by excessive fees paid to its stars. Actor’s
salaries in Bollywood have doubled in the last three years, with stars like
Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Aishwarya Rai commanding three
to six million dollars per film. These production fees, which include the money
paid to actors, directors and screenwriters, make up roughly forty to fifty percent
of a film’s costs <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/43572979/Behind_the_Song_and_Dance_Bollywood_s_Flop_Story" target="_blank">(Jetley, 2011).</a> “Industry players are of the opinion that one
way of fighting the combined onslaught of piracy, star fees and marketing costs
is to consolidate…even though there are 1,200 films made every year you can
count the number of large corporate production houses on your fingers, leaving
plenty of room for further mergers and acquisitions [especially with large
American film studios]” <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/43572979/Behind_the_Song_and_Dance_Bollywood_s_Flop_Story" target="_blank">(Jetley, 2011).</a> The Indian film industry really needs a
new structure. The hope is that the American film studios influence will lead
to more films having success at the box office, especially action-thrillers and
comedies both containing aspects of musicals (films that feature song-and-dance
numbers) since those two seem to be the most popular film genres in India today.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">With the American
film industry beginning to influence Bollywood, the Indian film industry looks
to make a comeback.</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“The
Indian film industry over the past few years has been receptive towards foreign
investments. This has paved way for many international production firms to make
their debut in “Bollywood” along with opening their offices in [India]” <a href="http://business.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-industry/" target="_blank">(“Entertainment Industry in India,” n.d.).</a> “[India has the] world's largest film industry in
terms of production volume and it is undergoing a massive international
presence. Reliance ADA Group is signing a production pact with DreamWorks
Studios, endorsed by Steven Spielberg to
produce movies” <a href="http://business.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-industry/" target="_blank">(“Entertainment Industry in India,” n.d.).</a> “[Just like the
partnership of DreamWorks Studios and Reliance ADA Group], Yash Raj Films has
signed a joint partnership with Walt Disney to produce animated films. Other
[examples of American culture and its film industry influencing “Bollywood”] include:
Sippys film projects being sponsored by Warner Group, Sanjay Leela Bansali
Films collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, and TV 18's association
with Viacom to form Viacom-18” <a href="http://business.mapsofindia.com/entertainment-industry/" target="_blank">(“Entertainment Industry in India,” n.d.).</a> These mergers should improve the structure of Bollywood, which in turn should lead to increased revenue. The
potential for the Indian film industry to bounce back is high.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Who knows what the
future holds, but it sure looks bright. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Over
the past few decades India’s entertainment industry has been one of their
fastest rising industries. The Indian television industry has seen steady
growth and is continuing this trend. The Indian film
industry, however, has dipped in recent years. With the American film industry beginning to
influence Bollywood, the Indian film industry looks to make a comeback. Who
knows what the future holds, but it sure looks bright. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Sources:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">-<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><a href="http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=317&catName=MjAxMC0yMDE5">http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=317&catName=MjAxMC0yMDE5</a></span></div>
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Seth_Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01164399251997548967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489119688898861601.post-35916569517796734262012-09-14T22:14:00.000-04:002012-09-14T22:14:56.888-04:00Are Law Enforcement Officials Violating Your Privacy?<img alt="http://www.adamzyglis.com/images/cartoon719.jpg" src="http://www.adamzyglis.com/images/cartoon719.jpg" /><br />
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“Local, state and
federal law enforcement authorities made more than 1.3 million demands for
cell phone subscriber information last year, in a sign of their growing
reliance on technology to aid criminal and emergency investigations” <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cellphone-carriers-report-surge-in-surveillance-requests/2012/07/09/gJQAVk4PYW_story.html" target="_blank">(Nakashima, 2012)</a>. With more and more Americans carrying cell phones to communicate, law
enforcement officials will continue to order cell phone companies to help them
track data, in real-time, to assist them in catching fugitives and suspects.
Further, law enforcement officials will use this real-time tracking of data to
help them prevent crimes as well. With this access, law enforcement officials
can pin point anyone’s exact location, they can see a list of someone’s calls
made and calls received, they can see all of someone’s text and email messages
sent and received, and they can set wire taps to listen in on someone’s cell
phone conversations. </div>
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Judges have been
granting warrants to law enforcement officials for real-time tracking of cell
phone data without having to prove that there is probable cause that a crime is
taking place <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cellphone-carriers-report-surge-in-surveillance-requests/2012/07/09/gJQAVk4PYW_story.html" target="_blank">(Nakashima, 2012)</a>. Additionally, “the Obama administration
maintains that Americans have no expectation of privacy in cell-site records
because they are “in the possession of a third party” — the mobile phone
companies. What’s more, the authorities maintain
that the cell site data is not as precise as GPS tracking and there is no
trespass or physical intrusion on a customer’s cell phone when the government
obtains historical cell-site records from a provider” <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/warrantless-gps-phone-tracking/" target="_blank">(Kravets, 2012)</a>. In fact,
just about one month ago an appellate court decision was made on this very
issue. The decision affirmed that obtaining a warrant without having to prove
probable cause to use real-time tracking of cell phone data to catch a suspect
and/or prevent a crime is valid, effectively creating legal precedent on this
issue. Thus, this ruling was a huge win for both law enforcement officials and
prosecutors alike. This is especially true because, the Supreme Court recently
ruled that you must prove probable cause that a crime has been or might be
committed to acquire a warrant for placing GPS trackers on a suspect’s vehicle.
As a result, both law enforcement officials and prosecutors will shift to
primarily using real-time tracking of cell phone data to catch suspects and/or
prevent crimes <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/warrantless-gps-phone-tracking/" target="_blank">(Kravets, 2012)</a>. This should lead to a major increase in demands
for cell phone subscriber information. </div>
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With this
knowledge do you feel safer or do you feel like your privacy is being breached?
While law enforcement officials and prosecutors gaining legal precedent to use
real-time tracking of cell phone data without probable cause will potentially
lead to more arrests, many politicians are fighting this ruling. This is because
they believe that this judgment strips innocent Americans of some of their 4<sup>th</sup>
amendment rights. Particularly, the right to any judicial warrant granted must
be supported by probable cause. Representative Edward J. Markey
(Democrat-Massachusetts) speaking on the issue said, “we cannot allow privacy
protections to be swept aside with the sweeping nature of these information
requests, especially for innocent consumers…Law enforcement agencies are
looking for a needle, but what are they doing with the haystack?” <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cellphone-carriers-report-surge-in-surveillance-requests/2012/07/09/gJQAVk4PYW_story.html" target="_blank">(Nakashima, 2012)</a><a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/warrantless-gps-phone-tracking/" target="_blank"></a>. Personally, I agree with Representative Markey. Without having to prove probable
cause, law enforcement officials can go on wild goose chases when they sweep
through the data that they receive from the cell phone companies. This ruling
violates not only my privacy, but also my fellow Americans’. Additionally, it violates
our 4<sup>th</sup> Amendment right that any warrant obtained is required to be supported
by proof of probable cause. So, I will ask you again: do you feel safer or do
you feel like your privacy is being compromised.</div>
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