Technological, Legal, Political, and Societal Developments on Security

This term paper represents a synthesis, connecting key findings of three individual term papers privacy and security in Ethiopian which reviewed and explored challenges and options for technological, legal, political, and societal developments on privacy and security in Ethiopian. It elaborates on the concept of privacy, illustrating the evolution of the right to privacy. Key concepts of security and threat are discussed and the problems of using technological solutions to handle threats are highlighted. Three surveillance technologies (smart CCTV, digital network surveillance and location trackers) are exemplified in more detail looking at effects on privacy rights and also broader societal effects. Having focused on technological solutions and their legal governance, societal alternatives to maintain security will be presented. The term paper ends with a brief overall assessment of the security debate advocating for what we term balanced risk awareness and does also offer an executive summary with a number of policy recommendations.