When we look at privacy vs. security we see that there is a debate on this subject. Strictly looking at the statistics most people agree that national security is more important. From a research article done pew research, they found, “56% of people think that the U.S has not done enough for security, while 28% of people think we need more privacy.” With that being said there's a question we must ask ourselves. What is more important, our safety or our internet history? Our lives or our technology being monitored? Hopefully, your answer to that question is our safety is more important given you can’t replace your life with another. Anyways getting spied on isn't an issue, unless you are a criminal or are hiding a top-secret plan to destroy America. To feel safe is a great feeling. It is very hard to achieve a safe and secure feeling. One big step towards feeling safe is to make national security a priority. Spain has been able to do this but through stricter privacy laws. …show more content…
No, of course it's not, and most people realize that. But, some people think our freedoms are being stripped from us. “ The fourth amendment stops the police and other government agents from searching citizens and property without “probable cause” to believe that a crime has been committed”, from Huffington Post (Is National Security More Important Than Privacy). This is saying that the 4th Amendment does not protect us from privacy issues, rather it protects us from search and seizure. Furthermore, the 4th Amendment is for the protection against unfair treatment by the law. It does not deal with surveillance, like search history and phone calls. So, internet privacy is not protected by the constitution. Anyways, In our country, you have nothing to worry about if you are not a threat to our country's security. Although you should be worried about your privacy if you are plotting an attack on NYC, other than that, you have nothing to worry