MODERN ISSUES FACING PRIVATE SECURITY

Modern issues facing private security

Modern issues facing private security

Introduction

The concept of private security pertains to the amount of personal or otherwise sensitive information. It that can be gleaned directly from the contents of one data source or indirectly when one source analyzes in combination with other data sources. The concept of private security relates to the set of rules or practices that enforces that can access what data, under what circumstances, and by what means. The collection, storage, dissemination, and use of information are often seen as requiring particular care with regard to both of these concepts because these data are highly descriptive and often contain personally identifying or potentially damaging, dangerous, or sensitive information. The wide variety of types, uses, and content of information requires that notions of privacy and security cover a vast range of topics, including an individual's right to privacy and control over information about herself or himself, the rights of scientists to obtain and use information on behalf of the public good, and the rights of governments and organizations to guard information against public view. Each of these is a contentious issue that debates since well before the introduction of digital geo-spatial data. However, with the advent of modern information techniques and technologies, these modern issues continue to gain ardent and vocal supporters on all sides (Nalla, 2003).

Discussion

At the individual level, privacy and security are modern issues with regard to geospatial information because these data often contain identifiable information along with the characteristics of an individual or group. Because geospatial information consists of sensitive data, many people view the collection, storage, and dissemination of these data as infringing on an individual's right to privacy. Essentially, this issue is an extension of the personal privacy debate into the geospatial information domain. This ...