Writing Feedback / CCTV, security cameras, etc. Public surveillance criticism- the advantages outweigh the disadvantage [3]

Nowadays technology is increasingly being used to monitor what people are saying and doing (for example, through cell phone tracking and security cameras). In many cases, the people being monitored are unaware that this is happening.

Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Advanced technology's products have played pivotal role in 21st century life, including in the public surveillance which aimed to monitor societies' activities. Even this issue is no longer the top secret of government and intelligence agency as people realize the vast development of informational technology, many of them are still unaware that they are under strict supervision. By a great access to keep the peacefulness and security within the country, I believe that the advantages of this recent utilize of technology outweigh the fact that the privacy is a rare thing to maintain.

Obviously, an official surveillance conducted by government restricts the freedom of citizen resulting on lack of privacy. All citizen's behaves in public area are recorded by security cameras and, desperately, as well as their communication through mobile phone even its private conversation and messaging. Another thing is that so easy to locate people by cell phone tracking. An American cyber-crime specialist at TED Talks video revealed that most of technology companies have assisted government by open-encrypted people activities and communication with a system installed in almost all mobile phones. He added that this even more dangerous than hijacking since people have no longer their privacy even it is a fundamental right of human. Nevertheless, this has been a controversial issue whether or not important to keep our privacy and against the state but I personally believe that this development is considerably beneficial for human life.

It has been proved that the using of CCTV and cell phone tracking and recording brings a pleasure as it establish the peacefulness of life nowadays. The crime rate in majority of countries could be decreased thanks to security cameras which help police to arrest the offenders and maintain the security by avoiding crime through surveillance toward all the public facilities and areas. Another advantage is the easiness to track crime agents which are harder in the past. By cell phone tracking, it is easy to collect evidence and detain people who commit crime. In Indonesia, a huge number of corruptors and those who perpetrate tax avoidance are jailed based on the evidence and their activity which supervised by police officer. This method is reliable and proves that this cutting-edge device would bring peace and hold the jurisdiction of country.

All in all, I believe that the merits of public surveillance by sophisticated technological device are greater than the demerit.

Writing Feedback / The total of movies rented and sold in diverse formats each year between 2002 and 2011 [2]

The total of movies rented and sold in diverse formats each year over a period in a selected store is illustrated by the chart. Overall, the main fact that stands out is the number of rentals which considerably decreased during a decade started in 2002. Meanwhile, during 8 years, the figure of DVD is dominated the annual number of movie selling while other several formats were only existed in a few years.

Turning to a detailed analysis of movies' rentals, it was stood up at above 180,000 in 2002 as much more popular activity than buy the VHS and DVD. However, to the end of period, it continuously declined and stated at just around 50,000 in 2011, almost thrice times lower than at beginning. The same trend showed by the figure of VHS sales which decreased although this format just available for purchasing in the first four years.

On the other hand, the selling of films in DVD format remained high while it inclined each year from 2002 to 2007, it also leveled as the highest selling at more than 200,000 discs in 2007. Unfortunately, this number just then decreased slightly in the subsequent years. Blu-ray movies were available recently in 2007 when it selling was just at a very small number. It steadily rose in the next 4 years period but still in a minor number with no more than 20,000.

Writing Feedback / Excessive shopping leads to debt - causes and solutions. [3]

Some people get into debt by buying things they don't need and can't afford. What are the reasons for this behaviour?
What action can be taken to prevent people from having this problem?

To shop or purchase goods is a pleasure activity for majority of people. Unfortunately, in some cases, consumers end up to buy items that they actually don't need and even don't affordable for them then lead to financial crisis and debt. I believe that the consumptive life styles as well as easiness offer to buy by e-commerce trends are the main reasons for this phenomenon. However, a well-managed finance introduced to society and advanced standard for credit card holder would plausibly help people to avoid this issue.

In this modern era, it is a generally accepted that societies, particularly those who live in urban area, are suffering from consumptive and hedonism way of life. They tend to shop easily and often without consider the purpose and the cost of products they taken. It doesn't even problem since they can transact without cash money as most of them having credit card. Of course in this scenario, advertisement also plays an important role to persuade them purchasing goods whether or not is essential and affordable for them. In addition, e-commerce, or online shopping also a predominant factor of people behaviour to extravagantly shopping because it is offer easiness for buyers to pick items from list on the fascinating online shops then order and just wait until it delivers to their accommodation with no need for them to leave their activities or business. This obviously helpful for them who have not enough time to directly go to retails but have desires to purchase. As the consequence, as easy to buy things as less concern they are about the payment which then arise trouble when they chained by a great debt.

Nevertheless, I would argue that if citizens get information and education about finance management they would carefully arrange their budget on unnecessary shopping. Thus better if they take the assistance from finance adviser or firm so that they can step by step reduce their consumptive behaviour. Another important to concern is the using of credit card. As now most people use this as their main payment method, bank should strict the regulation and standard to their client so that those who utilize it are surely those who have a stable finance and able to pay the bills. By this, excessive purchasing of users would no longer a problem as they can afford the credit payment.

In sum, I believe that the trend of online shopping and consumptive lifestyle as the reason why people tend to buy goods that are unnecessary and unaffordable for them. However, good finance managing and restriction on credit card using are possible as the measures to tackle this.