"The Government and Monitoring Internet Privacy All levels of government, in the United States, have boundaries for monitoring internet content of individuals. If anything relates to a crime, it should be allowed for the safety of others. It might be needed for government security when involving terrorism. Although, they shouldn't monitor for no specific reason or without a warrant. Cameras on phones and computers shouldn't be hacked by the government to monitor lives because it's an invasion of privacy. This violates the constitutional rights stated in the fourth amendment. The pros and cons weigh the extent of the government being able to monitor internet content. Government security is important when it comes to the protection of the U.S. and its citizens. Terrorism is dangerous and needs to be on surveillance by monitoring communication between the U.S. and other countries. “In a world of constantly shifting global threats, officials argue that the US simply cannot know in advance which global communications may be relevant to its intelligence activities, and that as a result, it needs the authority to collect and …show more content…
The government can catch them before the crimes take place. For example, a man by the name of “Pewter†used a website to download child pornography of young girls being molested. He was careful by covering up what he did with other apps. “The agency, with a warrant, surreptitiously placed computer code, or malware, on all computers that logged into the Playpen site.†The FBI was able to get the computer address and later, his real name and address. Turns out, he was 62 years-old and was a school administrator. He was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography (Nakashima). This is very important for online safety because predators use a different identity, and in most cases, people do not