Essays about: "security and surveillance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 95 essays containing the words security and surveillance.

  1. 1. Constructing Spaces of Intervention in Gothenburg's Urban Periphery; The production of “vulnerable areas” in the City’s official documents

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Melissa Lennartsson; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Vulnerable areas; urban policy; place-making; advanced urban marginality; safety security nexus; neoliberalism; Gothenburg;

    Abstract : This study explores the construction of the “vulnerable area” by critically analyzing the assumptions, representations, and discourses that inform official documents targeting such neighborhoods. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on local policy produced in the City of Gothenburg, this thesis finds that such texts – through their imagination of space – produce “vulnerable areas” as spaces of intervention in need of extraordinary treatment. READ MORE

  3. 2. GDPR Compliance in EU-US Data Transfers - Examining the impact of the EU Commission’s 2023 adequacy decision on surveillance risks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Linda Kidwell; [2024]
    Keywords : General Data Protection Regulation; Adequacy Decision; EU Commission; Surveillance law; Third country data transfers; US intelligence agencies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : International data transfers serve to support the global economy, facilitating international collaboration and economic expansion. However this increased productivity comes at a cost, namely amplified personal data privacy and security risks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mutual Enhancement of Environment Recognition and Semantic Segmentation in Indoor Environment

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    Author : Venkata Vamsi Challa; [2024]
    Keywords : Semantic Segmentation; Scene Classification; Environment Recognition; Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Image Classification; Vision Transformers; SAM Segment Anything Model ; Image Segmentation; Contour-aware semantic segmentation;

    Abstract : Background:The dynamic field of computer vision and artificial intelligence has continually evolved, pushing the boundaries in areas like semantic segmentation andenvironmental recognition, pivotal for indoor scene analysis. This research investigates the integration of these two technologies, examining their synergy and implicayions for enhancing indoor scene understanding. READ MORE

  5. 4. Quantum Espionage

    University essay from KTH/Tillämpad fysik

    Author : Carlo Ninic Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Quantum Nano Photonics; SNSPD; OTDR; Nano Kvantfotonik; SNSPD; OTDR;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the security of optical fiber communication and demonstrates the feasibility of eavesdropping using different tapping methods and superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs). Methods for surveillance against fiber intrusion are also investigated. READ MORE

  6. 5. Criminological explanatory approach for the attitude towards more control by the state in form of police checks : A Secondary Analysis of the Study of internal security in Germany 2020

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Sascha Gielow; [2023]
    Keywords : Sense of safety; crime; victim; governmental control; police surveillance;

    Abstract : Background: With regard to studies on the acceptance of the police, in which neighbourhoodfactors as well as attitude and trust in the police were examined, it is above all factors such asneighbourhood cohesion, disadvantage and trust in the effectiveness of the police presenceand the preference for security that exert an influence.Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate to what extent people's own attitudestowards safety and the environment in which they live influence their Police ProfilingAttitude. READ MORE