Surveillance in Everyday Life
These small devices monitor speed or red-light violations at intersections.
What are traffic or speed cameras?
_________ is found in stores and parking lots to reduce the chances of theft or to find the criminal afterwards.
What are Security cameras?
Homeowners use this type of security system to help protect their house and notify the police if a break-in happens.
What is an alarm system?
In some countries, social media is put under surveillance. What basic right can this limit?
What is Freedom of Speech?
Which app was criticized for allegedly sharing user data with the Chinese government?
What is TikTok?
Devices or apps that record your physical location are using this tracking method.
What is GPS?
_________ uses cameras to identify people by their facial features.
What is facial recognition?
When your phone tracks its own location, you can find it if it’s lost or stolen. What is this feature called?
What is Find My Device?
Workers who are constantly tracked by cameras or computer software often experience this negative effect on mental health.
What is stress or anxiety?
Which government agency was created after the 9/11 attacks to improve airport and travel security?
What is the TSA?
When your school or workplace monitors online activity to block unsafe websites, what type of surveillance is that?
What is Digital Monitoring?
______ are at airports help prevent dangerous items from being brought on planes.
What are Metal Detectors?
When your banking app locks your card automatically after detecting unusual spending, what is being protected?
What is Your Money?
Collecting information without permission violates what?
What is privacy?
The Privacy Act of 1974 aimed to protect citizens from what kind of misuse?
A) Government abuse of personal data
B) Corporate email tracking
C) Media misinformation
D) Voter registration fraud
What is Government abuse of personal data?
Social media companies track your clicks and likes to personalize this.
What are ads?
____________ can provide video proof of what happened during an arrest.
What are Police body cameras?
Many parents use ______ to see when their kids get home from school safely.
What are tracking apps?
When citizens are afraid to criticize leaders on social media, this democratic right is weakened.
What is political freedom?
This U.S. amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
A) First Amendment
B) Fourth Amendment
C) Fifth Amendment
D) Eighth Amendment
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Many streaming platforms monitor what shows you watch so they can recommend more. What is this an example of?
What is Algorithmic Tracking?
_________ are small tags attached to clothing that trigger alarms if not paid.
What are RFID security tags?
Your car’s built-in camera records accidents and proves you weren’t at fault. What does this surveillance protect you from?
What are False insurance claims?
When people change what they post or say online because they know they’re being watched, this is called what?
What is self-censorship?
The NSA was revealed to have run mass surveillance programs by which whistleblower?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Edward Snowden
D) John Tyler
What is Edward Snowden?