Exploding The Phone By Phil Lapsley: A Summary

In the year 2015, with new technology and social media citizens of Americans can see terrorist acts on a daily basis. They feel as if the Patriot Act doesn’t work and they think that it doesn 't need to be used anymore. They believe it is an invasion of privacy. However, we need this act for our protection. For example, the group ISIS in Iraq and Syria, is a terrorist group. They have plotted schemes to attack the US. This Patriot Act has caught many people trying to get to ISIS as well. The US has a population of about 319 million. 365 days a year the government is scanning phone calls, text messages and social media in order to catch possible terrorist attacks. Before the Patriot Act this would not be possible. In 2011 President Barack Obama signed to extend the Patriot Act. That year 42% of the politicians said that the act was a necessary tool ( PewResearchCenter Public Remains Divided Over the Patriot act (pewresearch) 15, February 2011 13,May 2015). Overall the Patriot Act is still necessary for the world we live in.

With our nation’s tragedy of September 11, 2001, arose a deeply shaken America, shocked by the extent of the cruelty. An act of terrorism of that magnitude had never been seen before in our country. Patriots quickly came together, supporting the president to pass legislation, known as the USA Patriot Act, to tackle internal and external threats to this nation. The debate ensued, focused on which types of surveillance technology should or shouldn't be allowed for arresting terrorists. However, the question remains as to how these devices are going to be used, and how personally are those who use them held accountable. The purpose of this paper is to confirm that the proposed monitoring and archiving of users’ information on

National polls taken before the events of September 11th revealed that the possibility of entities abusing the technological system in place and the possible exploitation of this loss of privacy frightened Americans a few months ago.  According to the survey, a vast majority of Americans, nearly 84% a year ago, were concerned about businesses or individuals gathering information on themselves or family members and 54% of Americans considered themselves "very concerned"[2].  Americans were

In “How the NSA’s Domestic Spying Program Works,” the author reveals that many of “aspects of the (NSA) Program were aimed not just at targeted individuals, but perhaps millions of innocent Americans never suspected of a crime.” The author develops his thesis by detailing a few examples of major telecommunication companies that share customer’s call records to the NSA (AT&T, Sprint) and explaining that programs were implemented to monitor the emails of citizens (“amounted to at least 1.7 billion emails a day”). The author uses examples of how NSA decisions were made without a “warrant or any judicial oversight,” in order to increase citizen awareness of how the NSA functions. The author uses a erudite tone to address the audience of Americans

There is no doubt the privacy of our online activities and the integrity of our communications have been the biggest casualty of the NSA’s surveillance of our lives. Although ongoing revelations of government eavesdropping have had a profound impact on many different aspects in life. The NSA must balance out their interference with citizens lives because it’s undermining the government's leadership on internet safety, deteriorating internet security, and is causing economic losses to U.S. businesses due to decreasing customer trust.

There is a large quantity of writings documenting the reaction of individuals’ concerns over the NSA revelations. However, there are far less writings on the notion of privacy on a corporate scale. To begin examining such a theory of privacy, it makes sense to analyze the views Americans as a group have about privacy. Fortunately, in 2015, Mary Madden and Lee Rainie performed a series of polls and surveys to analyze America’s perception of privacy. In this study, more than 90% of adults said they cared if their

With these recent situations the government has started to dig deeper into citizens personal lives by keeping track of every phone call that is made and received, emails that are sent and received and even what we search on the internet. The most common defense to this invasion is claiming to collect data on terrorist threats. This is all being done through the NSA (National Security Agency) Surveillance Program. Many American citizens’ support the government’s unwarranted involvement in technology and Internet privacy. Arguments that the government has complete right to invade our personal lives in order to protect us have been made. This fifty or so percent of people find it acceptable for the National Security Agency to listen in on phone calls, also saying that they should take it one step further than that. The fifty percent of people who have sided with the government argue that this is the only way the government can protect us from terrorist attacks, because this is the largest outlet for information since we have become so dependent on technology to get us through our daily lives. While many may find this reasoning to be an acceptable excuse to violate one’s personal lives, it is an unacceptable act, and a bad example and message for them to violate the rights that they have sworn to protect and keep in tact. In 2014, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice stated,

To some, the United and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) act is a law essential to winning the War on Terrorism; for others, this act is viewed with utmost contempt for its Orwellian nature allowing Big Brother to read your email and look through your library records. The security versus liberty debate prevails with both sides citing legal and ethical reasons in support or in opposition to this controversial act.

Just weeks after 9/11, the executive branch of the government began a massive expansion of domestic surveillance with very little debate or transparency (Lichtblau, 2008). This apparatus was left to grown in secret, almost completely unchecked by the other 2 branches of government for the last 15 years. In that time, the National Security Administration (NSA) grew from tapping a few phones, to effectively spying on an entire planet by infiltrating the infrastructure of worldwide communications networks. The facts that have come to light about the extensive domestic surveillance and storage capabilities of our Information and Data Systems (IDS) raise very important fundamental questions of the ability of the governed and the constitution

Burch 1Brian BurchKendra GallosEnglish III21 May 2018NSA’s Domestic Surveillance ProgramSince the creation of the Patriot Act in 2001, millions of ordinary Americans have hadtheir data collected by the National Security Agency. The current problem of national securityand domestic surveillance started after 9/11. Shortly after the attack, the Patriot Act was signedinto law. The act expanded upon surveillance laws and allowed government agencies monitorphone and internet communications of citizens, without a warrant. The obvious question thatcomes from any terror attack is how many of our civil liberties are we willing to sacrifice toprotect national security. In a 2010 poll, 47% of respondents said they were more concerned thatgovernment policies

In January of 2014, news agencies reported on the National Security Agency's (NSA) use of “leaky” mobile phone applications to obtain private user information. The United States government has admitted to spying on its citizens, but claims that doing so is the best way to protect the U.S. from foreign threats. Certain smartphone applications, such as the popular Angry Birds game, inadvertently transmit personal user information, such as age, gender, ethnicity, marital status and current location, collectively known as the user's metadata, across the internet[1]. As part of their world-wide telecommunications surveillance for terrorism or other criminal activity, the NSA exploits these security holes in smartphone applications, by collecting and storing user data. While many users are unaware of the information leaks in their mobile applications, most people would certainly prefer to keep such information private [2]. Smartphones know almost everything about who we are, what we do, and where we go, but how much of that information does the government have the right to know and possess? Is it ethical for the United States government to collect and track the cell phone data of its citizens in the name of national defense, or does that violate the citizens' right to personal privacy? NSA surveillance of private user data of U.S. citizens is the best method of protection against terrorism and is also legal under the Constitution. By examining these two components, it is plain to

Medine’s piece, Choice Between Security and Liberty a False One, focuses on the delicate balance between privacy and security. The central theme presented is about the methodology of information gathering. First off, Medine explains that a knee jerk reaction to tragic events, such as the attacks in Paris, shouldn’t be the catalyst to end or change existing surveillance programs. Following the Paris attacks, there were appeals requesting that the National Security Agency increase their phone records collection program known as Section 215.

Countless United States citizens have been in an uproar over their right to privacy over the course of the last decade. This is due to the recent discovery of government agencies such as the NSA (National Security Agency) using methods such the recording, screening, and/ or intercepting of private phone calls without the caller's consent. For obvious reasons, people are upset with this practice, as it is undoubtedly a breach of privacy, but after the events of September 11, 2001, there is no denying that such practices are effective and completely justifiable in the case of homeland security.

In the recent year and a half, citizens of almost every nation were exposed to information regarding the mass surveillance used by many governments to spy on their citizens. This information, released by Edward Snowden, confirms the long held theory that mass amounts of data regarding the personal habits and communications of individuals were being collected and stored. This revelation has given rise to a serious new debate: just how many civil liberties and rights should citizens allow their government to ignore in the name of “security”?

Ever since the events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists used commercial airliners to attack the homeland and kill nearly 3,000 people, Americans have been faced with a conundrum. How does a nation of free people balance an individual’s right to privacy with the transparency necessary to secure the safety of the citizenry? Typically this debate has been waged regarding things such as full-body security scanners, National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs, and increased investigation powers granted to local police. However, recently the debate has struck far closer to home; into the purses and back pockets of nearly every American. Consumers are demanding that manufacturers and software developers do everything possible to provide the best communication security possible. This has led to an explosion of encrypted communication methods and secure devices which in turn poses an issue for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. How does the nation reconcile these two needs; on one hand, Americans expect their communications to be completely private, while the government requires a means to review the communications of criminal and terrorist suspects for investigations. Do technology developers have an obligation to build in backdoors for government exploitation or provide decryption keys to law enforcement? Does the government have the right to hack those security measures if companies don’t comply with requests for assistance? How will these two differing