Citizens may be concerned that they are constantly being watched, even in situations where they are not committing crimes. If the power of surveillance gets in the wrong hands, there is a possibility that the information may be used in crimes. This leads to square one, surveillance to prevent crime has actually caused it.
Another very controversial issue is the right to privacy of citizens in their own homes. As citizens of Canada, we have the right to privacy and reserve the right that our privacy will be not be intruded upon. However, as citizens, we also do not have the right to commit crimes within our homes. By committing crimes, we are giving up every right as a citizen.
However, corrupted law enforcers also cause ethical issues to rise. Policing agencies can easily use technological devices for reasons other than to prevent crime or catch a criminal. There is no one to police the police. Therefore, officers can physically intrude on one's privacy for any reason they please. Citizens may also abuse this right through the police by creating false accusations about another citizen, which may lead to a person to be watched. .
Privacy has become a very important issue, especially when we consider that nearly every transaction we make in the public world today ends up in a computer somewhere, for a period of time. This information is open to anyone who has access whether it is a borrowed library book, telephone bill, or a credit card purchase. However, how much is the society really sacrificing to allow law enforcers to effectively do their job? And how much are these laws helping criminals get away with crime?.
For example, neighbours of a suspicious new neighbour complain to the local police in Toronto of the possibility of growing marijuana in the home. The neighbours have practised surveillance in the simplest form possible by just observing the frequent but quick visits by the residents.