Should The Government Surveillance Of Internet Privacy

"No government in any form, from federal all the way down to local government, should be able to monitor internet content without anyone being aware of it. Recently in social media we have seen lots of controversy involving this issue. With some people believing it it is a necessary evil, and other saying that no benefit can out way the violation of our privacy. The key to this issue is a compromise between both sides.

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

For over two centuries American citizens have bided by the first 10 commandments in the United States Constitution, otherwise known as the Bill of Rights, for protection over their personal liberties from the United States government. These personal liberties include, but are not limited to: The freedom of religion, speech, and press, the protection of privacy, and the right to life, liberty, and property. These personal liberties protected by the government, from the government, have always been strictly enforced with no unknown territory. That is until approximately three decades ago when the Internet was created. Over the last twenty-seven years technology has been quickly advancing creating an unknown world of the Internet and

The internet represents a medium for both liberty and control. However, it can be used a a tool of control and dominance, increasing governmental power, enhancing government ability to monitor its citizens and potentially control individuals. the NSA uses supercomputers to hack even encrypted systems. This opens a wider door for hackers; it leaves us more vulnerable to being hacked by others, and not just the

" The founding fathers created the government to unite, and protect The United States. The government must also be able to protect citizens basic rights. These rights are written as amendments to our constitution. Our government has a duty to protect United States citizens, and with new technology this need for protection has extended to the internet. Federal, state, and local governments have a duty to protect their people, and to do this minimal forms of internet monitoring are needed.

Its purpose, as most Americans understand, is to stop any potential terrorist attacks in domestic America. However, people’s fear of terrorism has been exploited by the American leaders to allow them to eavesdrop on every innocent America. It is shockingly similar to that in 1984, except the massive surveillance in America today is larger and more dangerous because it’s on the internet - “where virtually everything is done”. The internet, where every human interaction is made and the most private data is created and stored, has become the very tool for American government to spy on its own citizens. In just thirty days at the beginning of this massive surveillance in 2013, the National Security Agency (NSA) had collected data on more than 97 billion emails and 127 billion phone calls around the

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.

The government has been monitoring and regulating an every day’s persons website history and what we buy and look at on the Internet. With the Internet growing rapidly and the amount of users on the Internet increasing, the easier it is for the government to find out peoples’ interests. Many people argue whether or not we should have vigorous rules and regulations when it comes to the Internet. One of the main concerns people have when it comes to their Internet is their privacy. There are many people who want to do harm using the tools that the Internet provides us with. The Internet should be regulated but not as harsh as some

As years go by and our technology progresses we become increasingly more reliant on Internet. These new developments make it easier for the government to access our personal online activities. The government is able to see and control every detail of what we do online. They are able to see what we do, where we go, and whom we talk to. The government is able to track any emails we receive or send out along with any social media activity that takes place. This type of government involvement is very debated, the most common defense heard is that the government is trying to prevent bombing threats and that this is a way in which they gain knowledge about someone who may be making a bomb. Also with the recent events going on it is also a way for them to know if citizens have communicated or worked with Isis. Some involvement by government is understandable and reasonable, however the length at which they are going to obtain this information and evidence has become increasingly disrespectful. It is one thing for the government to look through personal information, but for companies such as, Google to send out that personal information to other companies that we know nothing about is another way in which we, as citizens, lose even more control. The government not only threatens our Internet privacy, but also “chills free speech and free

"The US government along with federal, state, and local have authority over many different aspects of our everyday life. It is important to have structure and security in the society we live in. I believe we all have the right to our privacy to an extent. Government control over Internet content is a topic that is constantly being argued about daily. Monitoring the content of our internet does violate our privacy but, there is understandable reasons on why it should be monitored. The need for privacy, the reasons to what content is being monitored, and how often it is monitored are the focus to the extent of government involvement in internet monitoring.

Many Americans inquire this question concerning their privacy: is government-monitored internet usage constitutional? Is it okay for the U.S. government to view American citizens' email, social media, and internet activity in order to prevent bullying, crimes, and terrorism? These are burning questions that many Americans ask in this digital age. Several Americans wonder if this act of surveillance may become an invasion of privacy and to what extent the government may use these surveillance technologies. Many innocent Americans believe that this viewing of internet usage is breaking the Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights, which states that citizens have principal constitutional protection against government spying. If the government begins to view citizens' internet activity, is it a violation of every American's Fourth Amendment rights?

" The United States government has a responsibility to ensure that every American has access to an internet that has a freedom of information. The internet has become a necessity in our everyday lives. School age Americans use the internet for research projects and even to submit homework. A vast majority of working-age Americans use the internet for the jobs or are involved in producing the inputs necessary to advance technology and keeping the current technology infrastructure working. The U.S. government has a limited duty in monitoring internet content. The government should have the ability to protect Americans from cyber acts and personal information theft. Currently the Federal Trade Commission has the power to regulate the internet

The NSA is talked about all the time is said to have too much power given to them. They have access of over

Today, the Internet has become such an integral part in our lives that it is hard to remember how we ever survived without it. And with each passing year, the number of devices connected to the Internet continues to grow at an exponential rate. However, we just cannot help ourselves. Our society has a love of affair with new technology. And some of the things that are being developed right now are beyond what most of us ever dreamed of possible. In matter of time, governments all over the world will have the ability to continually monitor and track the activities of everyone under their power at all times. Do we really want our future generations, or even ours, to be that

Government surveillance has not contributed to a decrease of percentage in crimes, but has created a controversial topic instead. Online surveillance has been an invasion of privacy, because everything the users access is seen without their consent. Due to the fact the stored data is not used, government surveillance in the united states has not been very impactful. Crimes and terrorist attacks were not stopped, and the mass storage of personal data within the last year has violated privacy laws 2,776 times (Government Surveillance 722). Surveillance online is not only unsuccessful in America, but in UK, and Canada as well. Out of every 1000 security cameras, only one camera is actually used to catch a criminal (Government Surveillance 722). However, there are several solutions that can be made to allow the usage of government surveillance without the violating the rights of Americans. Some of the solutions have already taken action, and will give users more freedom online.