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Pros And Cons Of The National Security Agency

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How would you feel if someone you’re not familiar with tells you that he/she knows what you have been doing for the last 3 days?. NSA (National Security Agency) has been accused of spying the American citizens using the internet. When it comes to the topic of how the government should give all of us a little privacy on our own, we readily agree that there are many advantages and disadvantages about this controversial topic. Where this argument usually end, however, is on the question of “How has our government compromised on your rights in the name of security?”. Whereas convinced that we, people, feel uncomfortable being spied on, secretly. Others maintain that it’s okay to be spied on because it helps them prevent people on committing crimes. Our founders believed that the Bill of Rights should guaranteed your individual liberty. Yet, the government is violating the law. It’s wrong for them to spy on us because it will make us feel uncomfortable, people has to be more careful on what they say, and it brings up the case of safety versus freedom. …show more content…

It makes us feel uncomfortable knowing that wherever we go on whatever time, there’s always somebody who will watch us through our technologies today. We may argue that we can prevent this by not owning a smartphone of any other devices that will cause us to be tracked. However, in today’s generation, phones are the biggest reason why our life is much easier. These gadgets not only provides knowledge but also helps us to communicate with other people around the world. Also, not only our phones and computers are being tracked, along with surveillance technology that our cars can be tracked. Licensed plate readers are being used to record American’s

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One group that argues this is the American Civil Liberties Union, which strongly disagrees with the Patriot Act. They have stated that investigations into the Patriot Act, “reveal thousands of violations of law,” (ACLU), while this is simply not true. One controversial piece of the Patriot Act are roving wiretaps. These allow government investigators to follow and put surveillance on certain people, rather than certain devices, so that they may save time and effort. According to Nathan Sales, a law professor at George Mason University, “Federal courts agree that Title III’s roving wiretaps authority is constitutional and… provides strong support for constitutionality,” (Sales).

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The NSA’s surveillance of American citizens caused a debate over whether or not the Fourth Amendment of the constitution was being violated. The NSA, and the Fourth Amendment have been a touchy subject for some American citizens. The NSA, or National Surveillance Agency, is being closely watched by American citizens since a debate has formed as to whether or not the actions of the NSA regarding the surveillance of American

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In 2001 after the tragedy of 9/11 President George W. Bush passed the PATRIOT Act. The act is supposed to protect Americans from future terrorist attacks, but what it's actually doing is defying most principles this country was founded upon. Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act enables the FBI and the NSA to listen to the phone records of millions of Americans. Not only is the government invading the privacy of millions, but the way it's being done is illegal. The government is invading on the personal lives of people who have never been suspected of being a terrorist.

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The Patriot Act is a controversial government policy that directly goes against the 4th amendment and violates our right to privacy; this is clearly unconstitutional. This policy has continued to spark debates about privacy and government overreach in this Age of Intelligence. The Patriot Act was initially created after the events of 9/11/2001 when two planes hit the World Trade Center in New York. In response to this event, the United States government created the 'Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism', commonly known as the Patriot Act.

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Many Americans have no problem questioning their government and it laws everyday but what would you think if you knew that the government can see everything you do? In the short story by Mike Kubic, he states that many Americans are questioning the Patriot Act and what it is used for. Most people want their privacy and the Act can be invasive at times but only if the government suspects suspicious behavior. In the short article, “The PATRIOT Act: Protection over Privacy”, by Mike Kubic correctly argues why the PATRIOT Act should not be repealed by explaining everything the FBI has to go through to get the information, what information the government actually can access, and how many citizens feel about the Act.

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Privacy is the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. However, as citizens the government invades our privacy every day without some of us not even being aware of this. “Since 2001, the number of U.S government organizations involved in spying on our own citizens, both at home and abroad has grown rapidly. Every day, the National Security Agency intercepts 1.7 billion emails, phone calls, instant messages, bulletin- board postings, and other communications” (Singer 425). In my perspective, the government invading our everyday privacy life is not fair at all and as citizens we deserve the right to privacy.

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How the NSA spies on Americans The NSA is viewed in many different ways throughout the world. The way they can get their information is downright terrifying, and unconstitutional. People all around the U.S. are questioning their own privacy due to what the NSA does. The NSA uses many devices to get the information that they want and most of it you wouldn't expect them to use to get that information.

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Surveillance cameras are a big deal in today 's world as well, as they spy on the average person as they go about their daily routine. In today 's society cell phones are a big controversy. As it states in the article That 's No Phone. That 's My Tracker, “ The

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In the U.S. surveillance is quickly growing into a massive industry. This transition will drastically hurt America’s liberty. Americans have to recognize that the surveillance of U.S. citizens constitutes a threat to civil liberties because it’s comparable to the surveillance done by the Soviet Union, it will eventually lead to the U.S. becoming a totalitarian state, and it doesn't actually make anyone safer. Surveillance of U.S. citizens is comparable to the surveillance done by the Soviet Union on it’s citizens.

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In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. The U.S. government uses their power to surveillance citizens to prevent terrorism, however this invades their privacy. This act infringes people’s rights, therefore it is unconstitutional. They constantly watch, track, listen to, investigate, and scrutinize citizens. This is similar to what is done in the novel Nineteen-Eighty Four by George Orwell.

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How would you feel as a U.S. citizen if you knew the government was invading your privacy without you even realizing it? Well, this is something that is currently happening to people by the government. The government is currently invading people’s privacy without getting people’s consent. They are doing this by hacking into people’s phones and emails, letting police scan people’s faces and putting them into a database, and finally hacking into people’s social media accounts.

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Should government be allowed to snoop and eavesdrop threw your private things? To me eavesdropping threw somebody's private stuff and snooping threw things that are not your business is wrong. The only time government should be allowed to snoop on your personal stuff is if you have a record of being a possible terrorist or known for being a criminal. (The U.S government only searched for detailed information calls involving fewer than 300 specific phone numbers among the millions of raw phone records collected by the National Security Agency in 2012).1 The government is really just a group of people who ruin this country.

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This electronic surveillance so complicated that you won’t even know it is happening and you

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Imagine a society in which, at any given moment, there is a reasonable likelihood that you’re being watched. Because you can never be certain of whether you have privacy or not, you must always assume you’re being monitored. You must always be on edge and always cautious of the emotions you show, the opinions you express, and even the thoughts that run through your mind. This dystopian society presented in George Orwell’s 1984 (Orwell, 1949) are not so far from reality. At any given moment, much of our personal data including (but not limited to) phone calls, bank action, text messages, and social media presence (Avirgan, 2014) is being collected and stored by the NSA.

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Under the guise of national security, personal communication through Internet and cellular conversations are becoming government property; proof of this is the amount of intercepted information data. People

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