Computer surveillance

One often overlooked type of surveillance is computer surveillance. It is misconception that surveillance is only when someone is actively looking at you with their own eyes. As our world becomes increasingly more built around computer systems, computer surveillance is becoming a bigger issue. With the introduction of the internet, terrorists and similar individuals found an extremely easy way to communicate. Governments worldwide quickly responded to threats over the internet by building huge anti-terrorist internet infrastructures. Every time you log on to the internet, you gain access through using an Internet Protocol (IP). Every action that is done on the internet can be traced back to by looking at log files associated with your specific IP. The US government has been able to stop large amounts of illegal activity and threats by tracking people down using IP’s. The United States government spends billions of dollars every year implementing and upgrading surveillance programs that help locate threats and illegal activity. It is to the governments advantage to do this, because it makes the internet a safer place, receives revenue from fines, and makes it easier to stop terrorist acts.