The NSA: The Pros And Cons Of The NSA

Edward Snowden took advantage of his access the government’s vast electronic surveillance operations. Snowden had access to more sensitive information than Manning but, in his dealings so far with the Washington Post and The Guardian, he has made a key point of not releasing all the documents he had which is saving him from harsher punishment. ("What Bradley Manning Leaked.”) Many of the documents that Edward Snowden had exposed were related to our military capabilities, operations, tactics, techniques and procedures. Even a confidential Pentagon report written by military intelligence officials claims that Edward Snowden's leaks had put U.S. soldiers at serious risk and encouraged terrorists to change their strategies. ("Snowden Leaks Could Cost Military Billions: Pentagon.") However, in the middle of 2014, the NSA's director, U.S. Navy Admiral Michael S. Rogers, said that while some terrorist groups had changed their communications to avoid surveillance techniques revealed by Snowden, the damage done was not significant enough to claim it as an immediate threat or danger. Still, in February 2015, “the NSA director said that Snowden's disclosures created "blind spots" in the NSA's surveillance by revealing U.S. strategies to monitor terrorism”.( "What NSA Director Mike Rogers Doesn't

Edward Snowden isn’t the only person who believes what the U.S. had done was wrong, but also many American leaders, and other nations around the world. The United States had not only been collecting data on their own citizens, but also of other countries leaders and citizens. The release of these documents had strained political relationships between the U.S. and other allied nations. The knowledge and truth other leaders and nations had gained

The NSA has been proven to be spying on United States citizens without proof of those citizens being labeled as a threat to the United States or anyone. Just like in the book 1984 by George Orwell, the government was spying on their citizens for no reason. There are many similarities between the book 1984 and the NSA. Many individuals either succeeded or tried to show the terrible things that their government was doing. The NSA has been known in the past to protect the United States but since Edward Snowden exposed the NSA the United States citizens put less trust in their government in fear their rights will be taken away.

Today, electronic surveillance remains one of the most effective tools the United States has to protect against foreign powers and groups seeking to inflict harm on the nation, but it does not go without a few possessing a few negative aspects either. Electronic surveillance of foreign intelligence has likely saved the lives of many innocent people through prevention of potential acts of aggression towards the United States. There are many pros to the actions authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) pertaining to electronic surveillance, but there are also cons. Looking at both the pros and cons of electronic surveillance is important in understanding the overall effectiveness of FISA. [1]

The NSA performed an unlawful invasion of privacy by using web encryption. Technologist, Christopher Soghoian, states that the NSA used supercomputers to gain access to encryption that provides online privacy and security. “The encryption technologies that the NSA has exploited to enable its secret dragnet surveillance are the same technologies that protect our most sensitive information, including medical records, financial transactions and commercial secrets” (qtd. in Winter). Christopher’s explanation of the encryption technologies describes how anyone could be affected by this surveillance. This is considered unlawful because the NSA hacked technologies that protect our private information. This affects the security of the nation knowing that it is possible for someone to gain access to information that people have once though were private to them. This is not the first time that the NSA has tried to gain access to private information. In fact, “For the past decade, NSA has led an aggressive multipronged effort to break widely used internet encryption technologies”

The NSA, or National Security Agency, is an American government intelligence agency responsible for collecting data on other countries and sometimes on American citizens in order to protect the country from outside risks. They can collect anything from the people’s phone data to their browser history and use it against them in the court of law. Since the catastrophes of September 11 attacks, the NSA’s surveillance capabilities have grown with the benefit of George W. Bush and the Executive Branch (Haugen 153). This decision has left a country divided for fifteen years, with people who agree that the NSA should be strengthened and others who think their powers should be limited or terminated. Although strengthening NSA surveillance may help the

NSA infringes on the 1st and 4th Amendment rights. America was the safe zone: a lot of people came to the United States so that they would have the freedom to express who they are, what they believe, and their thoughts without punishment. Edward Snowden, NSA whistle blower, wasn’t allowed that freedom when he made it know what the NSA was doing with Verizon’s phone records. Snowden did break the law but he brought awareness of this dilemma to the average citizen, villain, and hero. In the end, it caused the NSA to change some policies but it doesn’t even make a difference because still the administration continues to collect data without a cause. Correction: the NSA uses surveillance to protect United States of America from terrorist, terrorism and terrorism related crimes… The agency’s interpretation: anyone and anything under the sun.

The NSA, The National Security Agency that is under the government control was initially intended to protect the USA by tethering through technology devices to attempt to pick up any suspicious activities. The problem is that many feel as if the NSA has no right to evade their privacy. The NSA should be penalize every time they do so, or should have some type of warrant, but only for last resort, or stopped completely. There are many other ways to go about finding troublesome threats like antagonist programs like CDT as I mentioned earlier. Having your privacy tampered with isn’t worth it. The NSA is not needed that bad.

The National Security Agency over the past few years was revealed to have spied on American citizens under what can be considered illegal or unconstitutional circumstances which sparked concern and outrage across most of America. This was first recognized in 2013 when the whistleblower Edward Snowden or traitor as the United States government considers him, leaked

They do as many good things as bad. They stop terrorist attacks on our country. They also watch American citizens that have done a crime or suspected of about to do a crime, which is for a greater good. Citizens may say, it is okay for them to bend the law to protect the citizens, they may say that invading our privacy shouldn't be a problem if we are not doing anything wrong. That is true to a point. But, the NSA is not just violating foreign invaders. They are also violating American citizens just as much. When does it stop? It is not okay to take away something from us, as citizens, without our consent. As an American we have the right to our civil rights. We have the right to privacy and no matter how high in government that should not be taken away from us. It is okay for the NSA to do their job, protecting U.S citizens from terrorist attacks, if they did not have to bend the rules to do it. The NSA has been caught hacking navigation systems many times to find their assignments, the contact they are looking for. It is not okay to bend or break the laws because it’s for the government. The government is suppose to protect this country. It is not suppose to spy on its on

November 4, 1952. World War II had just ended with the Allied Forces claimed as the victors, mass hysteria flooded the United States of America and the president was tasked with creating an organization that prevented brutal attacks from being executed to the American people (Frequently…). The president at the time, Harry S. Truman, established what has in recent light become one of the most controversial American governmental agencies known as the National Security Agency, NSA for short. Recent leaks by the likes of Edward Snowden and court cases have shown citizens that allowing the government to track all of their information has not helped prevent terrorist actions. America as a whole needs to realize that spying, the one thing that it so heavily despises, is the thing that is taking our freedom away. If the government has access to all personal information, what is going to stop a hacker from getting that? It is one thing to submit and allow for your information to be tracked, but to have your consent taken away does not justify the “safety” provided. It’s clear to see that since its conception, the NSA has allowed far too many attacks to occur while strengthening its spying power. Let’s first delve into why the NSA was created and what their purpose is/was.

Prior to these leaked documents, we were completely unaware to what extent the patriot act allowed these agencies to go. We know now that they are able to monitor each individual citizen, everything from what they search for on the internet, who they call, where they go, to what and who they text, is all recorded and documented. This act, as it turns out, impedes many individual civil liberties and rights to privacy. The reason this is being done is still said to be for national security, all in an attempt to catch any would-be terrorist before they strike, thus keeping the American citizens safe. However, If Snowden’s claims are true, they have gone much too far. People are taking a stand against it and accusing the government of impeding their civil rights. The people have said it is too much and needs to be stopped.

The NSA use station spy ships in the sea, and sent reconnaissance planes and satellites into the sky to collect information in the old days. The NSA was called the “Shamrock”. The good thing about the NSA they were the first to Spot Soviet missiles in Cuba in 1962, and advance warning of China's first nuclear bomb test in 1964. but people think the NSA have also been lying to the government and the people. The people also think the NSA isn't doing their job right,Because they couldn't prevent the 911 attack and the Boston bombing. The NSA responded by saying “ the problem is the bigger you build the Haystack, the harder it is to find the needle”. I believe it, but if you receive 10 million a month and have a 1.7 billion data center, that can store 5 Zettabytes of data ,Then why are we risking our privacy, so you guys can just store it in a big storage for

The government, specifically the NSA and Obama Administration have been embarrassed by the leaks. Their aim is to bring Snowden back to the US for prosecution and have him be the next target under the Espionage Act for whistleblowers. Under the Obama Administration there have been double the amount of people prosecuted under the act than any other previous administration in history since the enacting. (Greenberg, 2014) It seems that Snowden has seen an unfairness and gross abuse of power and has felt compelled to bring these things to light for the public interest, and for the global stage. The need for change from such actions, the employment of fear to strip the public’s rights and privacies, and the use of mining centers to take all our data to whatever government end has all been shown. They (the government) is not particularly happy with the revealed truths behind their hidden programs. The fact they label it under the Espionage Act as to say Snowden has aided our enemies in breaching national security is, to the open minded and intelligent, a cowardly move, since our “enemies” already have known

Edward Snowden is a United States citizen and former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden leaked information about the NSA to the media in 2013 and is now in Russia where he was recently granted three years of asylum. The NSA uses cryptology and others forms of information gathering to enable various networks to make advantageous decisions for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances. The NSA operates undetected by civilians, and uses global monitoring so broadly defined that it has allowed for unscrupulous behavior that was witnessed by contracted employee, Edward Snowden. Snowden believed that as the public gained knowledge of the illegal intelligence gathering by the government of domestic citizens, and abroad, he would gain protection from the public. Snowden did receive protection from people including powerful lawyers, journalists, and privacy advocates. Analysis of the Edward Snowden case