Monitoring Internet Privacy

Ever feel like you are being watched? How about having the feeling like some one is following you home from school? Well that is what it will be like if users do not have the privacy on the Internet they deserve. EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center), a advocacy group that has been fighting the Clinton Administration for tougher online consumer protection laws, and other privacy protection agencies have formed to protect the rights and privileges of the Internet user. With the U.S. Government, EPIC has had to step in and help small companies and Internet users with their own privacy problems, hackers getting into their systems and ruining the networks, and crackers stealing and decrypting private

"Government surveillance of its citizen's internet activity has caused an uproar among the masses and has become the source of numerous protests. The government, the NSA in particular monitors a number of things on the internet including metadata, emails, instant messages, and social media posts. It may come as a surprise to people, but this activity is currently legal. Although it is legal, does it coincide with the first amendment right listed in the U.S Constitution? If a law is deemed unconstitutional, is it still legal? America fought for many years in order to gain its independence from Great Britain and made it clear to the entire world that we are The Home of the Free. America’s contradicting actions have some people questioning whether or not they are truly “free”.

Some would say the government does not need a warrant to search personal, already shared things on the internet. However, the government needs a search warrant to search personal, already shared things on the internet because, the American people have constitutional rights and privacy rights their government has granted them. The First Amendment grants Americans the right to freedom of speech, online or on paper. This shows we should not be worried that we will be punished about what we say because we are granted the right to speak freely. Furthermore, the Fourth Amendment grants Americans the right to be protected against unreasonable searches. This amendment proves that the government needs search warrants to search or look at other people's things.

The Internet powers our country. Not only do hundreds of millions of Americans use it daily, our government and states use it to do important national and international business. Our government already utilizes it to monitor the activity of its people. This monitoring has especially risen after events such as the Boston Bombing and the attacks of 9/11. The main reason that the government does this is to keep us safe. If the government puts more slack on this matter, then it will give a chance for terrorists to complete their objective. The normal person does not know how many terrorist attacks may have been stopped in the past years due to this surveillance, and how many lives it may have saved. Therefore, we cannot let our government halt

"Most people in America use the internet, and when they use it they should expect to be free to search and post what they want; that is except unless they're intentionally posting or viewing something that is against the law. It's been a theory for some time that the government can view the American peoples' internet searches and browsing history, but are they and should they be doing it at all? Like in the earlier stages of our country, we will and most likely continue to have conflict with our government about certain issues, but the internet and things concerning it seems to be one of the major issues right now.

There is a possibility that evidence the NSA might have uncovered, could be used against you years later. Next to invading our privacy, another argument is, the NSA is unable to prevent attacks with monitoring the internet. Look at the Boston bombing for example. We know the NSA was monitoring suspicious individuals and that one of the bombers was on a CIA watchlist. That didn’t stop them from killing 3 people and injuring

To what extent in the U.S. does the government–federal, state, and local–have the duty to monitor internet content? This is a question that many U.S citizens don't know the answer to. Everyday, people around the country search up anything they want without censorship. If you were warned that the government can see everything you search, would you browse what you usually do ever again?

Every day, the government believes it is acceptable to continue invading and searching our personal e-mails, messages, accounts, etc. Although they have the authority as a government, they do not have the right to invade our privacy as the 4th amendment states “The right of the people to be secure in

These governments need to monitor the internet for the theft of one's personal information, this may include, the sealing of ones credit card information, medical information, or a person's identity. State and local governments may also monitor the internet to track or prevent local crime. Using the internet to link conversations, and fill in timelines prior to the commitment of crimes is crucial to the development of some investigations. Specifically, police are able to use social media to link those involved in crimes, to communicate with communities, and in many other ways. For example, a New York mans private facebook posts, featuring gang signs, and references to past crimes, lead to his charges of murder. State and local governments are able to insure public safety, and protect civil liberties when they have the ability to monitor the

Should every government--federal, State, and local--monitor the Internet activity, or should that task be left to the national government? That argument could go both ways, but personally, I believe that the federal government (namely the NSA) should watch and collect the data. One reason why this would be more beneficial is because the federal government is most likely more equipped to deal with likely terrorist threats. If the local or State governments monitored the Internet usage of the citizens and happened to find a threat, they would call in an agency from the federal government anyway. It would be much less time-consuming if those extra steps were eliminated completely and all Internet monitoring was left to the NSA. Additionally, if the NSA was left to monitor the Internet activity of all citizens, the agency would have to hire more people, leading to a decline in the unemployment

"Americans are unique due to our technological advancement, which means we set the precedent of how this new technology is to be controlled. The internet is an invention that raises new questions everyday. One controversial issue is wether or not the government_Ñés interference online is necessary. On one hand, the internet is a place where people speak up and speak out, even if it is against the government. Should the government be able to spy on this? If we let them take control of the internet, is that the same thing as limiting our freedom of speech? On the other hand, the internet is the prime location for criminal activity that goes far beyond simple teasing. Do we need government interference in order to protect us from criminals who hide behind the keyboard? Would monitoring the internet actually help prevent criminal activity such as terrorist attacks?

"The extent that the government-federal, state and local have to monitor internet content would be a simple overview to make sure that everyone is alright and there is no alarming content that could be used to hurt others. Only an overview would be necessary to make sure that there are no obvious threats to anyone and if there are any suspected threats to anyone, there should always be a probable cause before any form of the government gets deeply involved into someones internet content because after all everyone should be entitled to privacy unless there is a specific reason that their privacy should be breached then the United States government should be allowed to view their content without restriction to keep people safe. The National Security Agency which is a national security agency that has intelligence over the country that is in the department of defense in the US and is directed by the Director of National

The United States Government deserves the right to monitor American’s internet searches to ensure national security and prevent an attack in a very hostile world. In any case, at the first thought of the government monitoring American’s search history, people find it very incongruous. This is only, most importantly, for the safety of the American people. Many Americans often assume that what the NSA, National Security Agency, is doing is illegal; it’s not. Under the Patriot Act, the government is allowed to use tools that are previously developed that help prevent the drug trade and organized crime. Former Vice president Joe biden once talked about how you can get a wiretap on the maffia, but not one on a terrorist to prevent another 9/11 (“The

The U.S. Government has turned the Internet into something it was never intended to be: a system for spying on us in our most private moments. Out of control government

The concern about privacy on the Internet is increasingly becoming an issue of international dispute. ?Citizens are becoming concerned that the most intimate details of their daily lives are being monitored, searched and recorded.? (www.britannica.com) 81% of Net users are concerned about threats to their privacy while online. The greatest threat to privacy comes from the construction of e-commerce alone, and not from state agents. E-commerce is structured on the copy and trade of intimate personal information and therefore, a threat to privacy on the Internet.