Evaluate whether a college's campus surveillance system could be ethically justified under Social Contract Theory. Identify conditions that would strengthen or weaken the justification.

### What a good answer covers - Safety and order can be legitimate shared benefits, but they do not automatically override privacy. - People need clear information about what is collected, why, and under what limits. - Accountability, data protection, and fair treatment are conditions of a defensible arrangement. - Errors, discrimination, lack of consent, and unclear authority weaken legitimacy. ### The concept Social Contract Theory asks what terms members of a community could reasonably accept in exchange for protection and cooperation. In campus surveillance, the college must consider both the benefit of identifying intruders and the costs of tracking people and storing biometric information. The system may be justified only when safeguards and transparent rules protect every member of the community. A school cannot treat attendance as consent to unlimited monitoring. ### Remember A security benefit can support a policy, but transparency, fairness, and protection determine whether the bargain is legitimate.