Amirali R. Davoudpour
Iranian Canon of Medicine and Law, Administrative Wing of Law and Healing Association, Iranian Watchdog of Medicine and Law, Tehran-Iran
Email of the corresponding author: davoudpour@canmedlaw.org
Accepted and published July, 2024
Abstract: Governmental surveillance is increasingly central to state operations worldwide, justified by security imperatives but raising ethical concerns. This article explores these issues through the lens of Quranic principles, particularly Surah Al-Hujurat (49:12), which prohibits spying and malicious gossip. It integrates insights from Israeli, German, and US surveillance policies, legal frameworks, and scholarly literature to examine the ethical complexities and security implications of surveillance technologies.
Keywords: Government Surveillance, Ethics, Quran, Privacy, National Security, Art. 25 of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran