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The Pros And Cons Of Government Monitoring

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"In the U.S. government, the primary responsibility to monitor the internet content of individuals should be established at the federal level with some jurisdiction in a limited manner at state and local levels of government for the sole purpose of citizens_Ñé protection. However, with such monitoring there should be significant consideration given for the First Amendment Rights of every citizen. The First Amendment to the Constitution allows for freedom of speech which basically allows anyone to express whatever opinion or viewpoint they may have. If a person is denied freedom of speech, then in essence government is abusing its power. Thus, limitations should be put on monitoring only for the purpose of individual citizens_Ñé protection. …show more content…

In recent years there have been alarming statistics of teen suicides that have been directly caused by bullying from the internet. From around 2014 on, about four- fifths of all suicide deaths have been caused by cyber or internet bullying. In the U.S. the third highest cause of teen deaths is from suicides directly related to cyber bullying. The statistics on this are shocking. Kelly Yeomas, born 1989 and took her own life in 1997. Dawn Marie Wesley, born 1986 and took her own life in 2000 . Nicola Ann Raphael, born 1985 and took her own life in 2001. Ryan Halligan, born 1989 and took his own life in 200. Brodie Panlock, born 1987 and took his own life in 2006. The list goes on and on. Each of those young men and women are just one of the thousands who have taken their lives as a result of personal harm brought on by cyber bullying and

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"The Government began to become concerned with the United State’s national security after the events that transpired on September 11, 2001. The NSA began to monitor various forms of communication throughout the United States. Recently, after Edward Snowden released classified information about the NSA surveillance programs, the idea of monitoring internet content has become upsetting and worrisome to many. From monitoring phone calls to facebook posts, the government practically has access to it all. So what platforms should be deemed necessary for public safety and where should the line be drawn?

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The 4th Amendment of the constitution “prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and requires any warrant to be issued by a judge and supported by a probable cause” (constitution, par. 4). If this is the case then the Supreme Court will need to issue 8 billion warrants because not only does the NSA spy on us they also spy on other countries. Section 702 of the FISA Amendments act gives broad targeting guidelines for people outside of the United States. Due to this new Act, America is now allowed to spy on people in other countries if they have reason to believe that they are “suspects.” Based on a study of the largest sample of Section 702 data analyzed to date, approximately 90% of the text messages, emails, instant messages, and other communications retained by NSA, even after the application of minimization procedures, are to or from accounts who are not surveillance targets” (Laperuqque).

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