Side Note: I do not have the class textbook yet, so I am not sure of what format I was supposed to follow.

In the present violent and chaotic world we live in, incalculable crimes are taking place day in and day out. Innocent lives are being taken or forever altered. Wouldn’t it be a miracle if this could somehow all change? The airplane surveillance proposed in “Eye in the Sky” sounds like an answered prayer. In a matter of seconds, complex crimes that could have otherwise never been solved could be figured out and brought to justice. This idea may seem like an invasion of privacy but should, in reality, pose no threat if there is nothing to hide. The ramifications of this ingenuity could bring about an altogether safer environment and brighter tomorrow. There could be an end to the dreadful 5 o’clock news stories that make leaving the house a nightmare. If we have the technology to saves lives, why not use it?

The naysayers of this innovation argue that the loss of privacy is just too great a price to pay. Technology this advanced in the wrong hands can start off being innocent but develop into something less than desirable rather quickly. As stated in the podcast, “There [is] no way you could trust government with this volume of information.” Putting this much power in the hands of the government would begin to actualize the, formally thought, fictitious world of Orwell’s, 1984. It is also possible that criminals would simply adapt and learn to work their way around the new system, such as committing murders in more heavily congested locations to avoid being seen/tracked. Though it seems like a brilliant safeguard, a handful of lives saved in the expense of countless other lives does not sound like an ideal tradeoff.