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The Pros And Cons Of The NSA

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Do you think that the NSA has gone too far in its surveillance activities? Why or why not? Absolutely, if you are a native-born terrorist, or someone who holds a high degree of paranoia. I am on the same side of the road on majority of issues with the group of friends I associate with, so it may come a shock to them, but I do not feel the NSA is hindering my privacy. Great arguments against my claim contend that allowing any privacy breach from the NSA leaves doors open for much more in the future, or the clear violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. I was never a fan of my Father’s approach to supporting his opinions, yet I feel such a rebuttal warrants it; if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to worry about. Yes, this argument could be ripped to shreds by any intelligent individual who practices the art of rhetoric. However, I believe the statement has truth in it. Even though the NSA can reach billions of people, I believe the intentions of …show more content…

An obvious pro for the collection of data by the NSA is the reduction in terrorist threats to our Nation. I would like to emphasize the word reduction, because as a veteran I know how hard it is to fight that enemy; it’s almost impossible to eradicate that threat. A pro for the business side’s data collection would be increased revenue by increasing the company’s customers, or providing excellent customer satisfaction. A con for both would be the disregard to the individual’s confidentiality. It can be scary to discover how knowing Facebook can be of your own interests, and advertise them to you through a sales pitch just hoping you bite. And we all know the public’s fear of the NSA, yet both business and the NSA’s data collection method is incorporated to provide, or improve the American’s way of life; it be convenience in shopping, alerting customers of traffic on GPS, or preventing a terrorist

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The security is overriding to improve the nation, now day security is increasing to control the terrorism. NSA Surveillance one of the agencies that provide intelligent records to the American government. Although leaking out personal information making the American uncomfortable and people started getting freak out. “I am not trying to bring down the NSA, I am working to improve the NSA. I am still working for the NSA right now.

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Edward Snowden perfectly sums up the thought process behind the rejection of the mass surveillance: “Privacy isn’t about something to hide. Privacy is about something to protect… freedom of speech doesn’t mean much if you can’t have a quiet space… arguing that you don’t have privacy because you have nothing to hide is like arguing that you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” (Document 2). The point of view is from an ardent Libertarian that has contributed to Ron Paul’s campaign numerous times. Edward Snowden firmly believes in the right to self.

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Based on the principles of rights ethics, individuals have certain privileged rights and one of them is privacy and protection against invasion of personal rights and property. Individual rights can be moral, legal or ethical in nature and have to be respected by everyone, be it the person next door or the government. Thus, NSA’s interference into the personal lives of U.S citizens and foreign nationals, by collecting data without their knowledge, is nowhere near ethical or moral. If they had to do so based on so called reasons of “national security”, NSA should have disclosed their actions to the public and justified their mode of operation. Overall, national security is important so safeguard the nation, but at the same time, individual

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