Abstract This paper explains that tsunami, powerful force of nature, is the term for a seismic sea wave generated by an undersea earthquake and an undersea landslide or volcanic eruption. Hurricanes and cyclones also can cause tsunamis, which are called storm surges. The author points out that in Japan, which has one of the most populated coastal regions in the world and a long history of earthquake activity, tsunamis have destroyed entire coastal communities. The paper discusses at length the most lethal tsunami ever recorded preceded, which the eruption of Krakato in 1883, on the island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Stratis between Sumatra and Java.
From the Paper "Today, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, located in Honolulu and administered by the U.S. National Weather Service, tries to save lives and safeguard property from tsunami by monitoring seismometers and tide gauges throughout the Pacific. A major quake anywhere in this region rings warning bells and geophysicists scurry to decipher the quakes location and size. If they decide that the quakes generate tsunami, they then will issue a "tsunami watch" to all member nations it the Pacific, including (last but not least) Japan. When observers or instruments actually detect tsunami waves that "watch" becomes an official warning., and is updated as waves proceed."
Abstract This paper examines how the digital explosion has reconstituted markedly the surveillance and data-collecting behaviors of the state and federal government to the detriment of the constitutional liberties of American citizens. The areas designated as "constitutional free zones" are analyzed and the digital technologies used in surveillance of these areas are described. The paper also discusses the infringement of constitutional rights and other dangers of constitutional free zones. In addition, the paper presents dialogues with individuals, friend, students and police officers about their opinions on the movement towards zero-privacy and the breakdown of constitutional liberties.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Constitutional-Free Zones
Digital Technology Used to Patrol Boarders and Costal Zones
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Data Collection and Retention
Automated Targeting System (ATS)
Some of the Other Border Technologies
Informal Survey of Cambridge Residents
Conclusion
From the Paper "Some individuals maybe concerned about the increasing data surveillance techniques of private data aggregator companies. However, the greatest threat to privacy and constitutional liberties comes not from corporations but from our own government, Big Brother. Historical, but more increasingly since 9-11, our government has demonstrated that it is willing to compromise our individual constitutional rights in pursuit of nameless, unidentified, unjustified, unknown threats or terrorist."
Tags: zero-privacy surveillance border database, coastal states
