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Imperialism – Link – ControlSurveillance kills individual privacy Kane 11(Brian, Associate Prof of Theological Ethics, Allentown College, 4/28, http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/conferences/puebla/papers/kane.pdf, accessed 7-6-11, CH) With this wealth comes a plethora of individual and social justice issues. For individuals, concerns about privacy predominate. 2 Employees may presently be monitored for e-mail use, and some businesses are taking steps to regulate at work behavior 3 As private . citizens, individuals fear a loss of privacy, as witnessed by the strong response to the data collection features of the Intel Pentium III chip. Worldwide, nations have begun to consider the possible ways in which the needs of the individual person intersect with the common good. The US uses intelligence to exercise control—causes social injustice Kane 11(Brian, Associate Prof of Theological Ethics, Allentown College, 4/28, http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/conferences/puebla/papers/kane.pdf, accessed 7-6-11, CH) Perhaps one of the most significant changes of the past millenium that will have profound implications for the future is the increasing complexity of our information technology. Developments in computers, and information infrastructures have changed the way in which we are able to access, collect, and use information. Both the technology and the information itself must increasingly be thought of in terms of wealth. Presently, according to Forbes, the world's richest person is William H. Gates, III, founder of Microsoft, who has a net worth of approximately $92.73 Billion 1 What is . particularly fascinating about this is that this wealth comes largely from the ability to control and process information. As opposed to previous ages, wealth in our time comes not so much from the ability to exploit natural resources, but rather in the ability to use information. The raw materials for computers, silicon, sand and some metals, are not especially valuable as natural resources. It is in the use of these materials to create machines that can process information that they have some value. Data distribution causes US imperialism and ethical conflict Kane 11(Brian, Associate Prof of Theological Ethics, Allentown College, 4/28, http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/conferences/puebla/papers/kane.pdf, accessed 7-6-11, CH) With this wealth comes a plethora of individual and social justice issues. For individuals, concerns On a broad, social level, control of the resources for collecting information and distributing it, the channels by which the information is collected, and the ultimate end uses of the information are all areas where ethical conflicts can occur. If some groups are able to monopolize the ability to collect information, it could mean that only some people in the world would have the means by which they can control resources, perhaps to the detriment of others. A coherent theory of the ethical use of information is therefore essential. Imperialism – Link – Environmental ExploitationLandsats surveillance used for environmental exploration Brown 92 (George, Former Rep of California on Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Journal of Soil and water Conservation, April, http://www.jswconline.org/content/47/2/126.extract, accessed 7-6-11, CH) TWENTY years ago this summer, the United States launched the world's first civilian satellite designed to collect images of Earth from space. This marked the beginning of the Landsat program, which has encompassed five satellites during the past two decades. These satellites collect multispectral images that are used throughout the federal government by both civilian and national security users, broadly within the private sector, and around the globe for such purposes as environmental management, crop assessments, and oil and gas exploration. The continuous 20-year record of Landsat data represents an invaluable component of global change research. This data base provides a unique record of environmental conditions on the planet over the past two decades-a record that will be vital for such applications as tracking the rate of deforestation in the tropics and the extent of desertification in Africa. In fact, the design of the U.S. Global Change Program was predicated on the continuation of the Landsat program. Their advocacy of environmental control is another example of neo-imperialism Roka 6 (Krishna, Teaching Assistant Sociology, Mahedra M.C. Baglung, 12/5, “Emergence of Neo-imperialism and The Perils Confronting Natural Resources of Developing Nations”, accessed 7-6-11, CH) The two important areas adversely affected by both the old and new imperialism forces are natural resources and culture. Of these two areas this paper focuses on natural resources. History is abundant with the loss of natural wealth and cultural value in the conquered nations. Tracts and tracts of forests disappeared across the globe, millions of animals were killed in land and sea, hundreds species have become extinct, many pristine areas were converted to plantations and agricultural lands; and amassing of the valuable and income by the conquerors, are just a few of the many. Culturally, hundreds of indigenous culture and people have either disappeared or have been forced to change to the new culture of the Europeans. The best example for both can be found in South America, where the nations lost both their natural resources and cultural values with the presence of Europeans; collapse of the Inca and Mayan empire is the best example of the impact of the conquistadors. Landsats data enables the exploitation and deforestation of South America New Scientist 87 (10/22, “New Scientist”, accessed Google Books, 7-6-11, CH) In Brazil and Argentina deforestation is a deliberately planned policy for economic and industrial expansion, a strategy that many scientists deplore. Landsat pictures enable the governments to strip jungle and forest areas more effectively. Industrialists also use satellite data to exploit natural resources more effectively for export. One example is the artificial inflation of the price of coffee to boost profit for the few major cartels that control offshore markets. The cartels can do this because they receive Landsat data, which is more accurate than the information received by financial institutions. The combined effect of increased deforestation and enhanced industrialisation is creating a major impact on Brazil that some scientists say will adversely affect the whole of South America. Neighbouring countries have begun to use evidence from satellites to show Brazil how damaging its policies of internal development have become. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. 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