Country: State of Japan

Committee: Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)

Topic: Global Mass Surveillance

Out of the 7 billion people populating the planet, approximately 4 billion of them have access to the internet. It´s mass utilization and popularity has allowed for communication worldwide to become easier and faster; however, some people fear that the ease at which personal information can be shared comes at the cost of their privacy. The State of Japan believes that in order to thwart criminal activities and terrorist attacks, some surveillance is key; maintaining state wide and international security requires the application of surveillance tactics and comm...