Mass Surveillance And The Invasion Of Privacy

Introduction Privacy is central to our understanding of freedom of expression and thus on a larger scale democracy. Mass surveillance is an invasion of common man’s privacy. Recent development in the way in which technology can invade privacy has heightened the need for greater protection freedom of expression. However, a major problem in this area is that the public are not provided with adequate information to act against such invasion of their rights. To date, there has been little agreement

activities through internet i.e. the government is trying to switch over e-governance. But inspite of such development and advancement, the surveillance technology is in the controversy of infringement of the individual’s

Since the Edward Snowden leak in 2013, the controversy over NSA surveillance has focused on the invasion of privacy of United States citizens. Specifically the bulk collection programs that have picked up American phone data, even of those who haven't done anything wrong. This invasion of privacy has been deemed unconstitutional by many and for good reason. In recent years, the NSA controversy has become more eminent, mostly due to the Edward Snowden Leak in 2013. This leak revealed sensitive information

limitless surveillance and the reasons that people are willing to be surveilled. He suggests that people are willing to divulge information willingly and submit to surveillance because there are easily distracted by the novelty of technology and they are believe that they are receiving a service in return.4 In The Truman Show the surveillance is deemed acceptable by the audience because they are receiving as good, the television and Christof reasoned that the surveillance and major invasion of privacy

ideas about mass surveillance in the United States. Surveillance is when someone is being closely observed. There are people who are against being watched and heard all the time. Others believe that this action an be helpful for the American population. The individuals who disagree with mass surveillance look at the aspect that this is a violation of their privacy and they observe the cost of the technology needed. The group of people who are in favor of this action believe mass surveillance can help

society in which there is no room for privacy and governments control even the minds of citizens. The information collected by mass internet surveillance programs could be used for other purposes by the government and even by private organizations. Data gathered about regular citizens, business people, and political leaders could be used against them or to obtain an unfair advantage. Hackers could potentially gain access to the databases of the government surveillance programs and sell it to rival governments

directed towards the perpetuator of the surveillance. It is almost comparable to life under Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984. In that novel, the people of Oceania were always monitored by microphones or telescreens (a sort of two-way camera) for any signs of malcontent towards the authority. Like-wise, in the current reality, the whistleblower, Edward Snowden, revealed private governmental documents that showed the U.S. federal government using widespread surveillance in order to gather all types of electronic

Some people maintain that privacy is more important than national security, but is what they are doing in their own home a threat to national security? Many Americans think that the government should not be spying on its citizens to detect and search for possible terrorism or future attacks. "A majority, 57 percent, said that the leaks about the surveillance programs would not affect the ability of the United States to prevent future terrorist attacks, while 30 percent said the fact that the programs

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States went into defensive mode, increasing surveillance and dismantling privacy rights. The Patriot Act was hastily passed just a month later in October 2001 and it severely limited the privacy of Americans and gave unprecedented power to the government and private agencies to track innocent Americans, turning regular citizens into suspects.5 In addition, the great technological evolution and emergence of social media that occurred

He revealed documents on the National Security Agency (NSA) using mass surveillance programs that appeared to be working outside of the US Constitution. This act jeopardized his freedom and liberty as he was charged with the 1917 Espionage act. Known as a hero to many, yet, a lawbreaker to others, it does not take away the fact that he uncovered the United States to be at risk of becoming nationally oppressive. Mass surveillance