Why Is Technology Worth The Loss Of Privacy?

The government looks at our emails, text messages, listens to our phone calls and other similar communication devices. “The U.S. has led a worldwide effort to limit individual privacy and enhance the capability of its police and intelligence services to eavesdrop on personal conversations. The campaign has had two legal strategies. The first made it mandatory for all digital telephone switches, cellular and satellite phones and all developing communication technologies to build in surveillance capabilities; the second sought to limit the dissemination of software that provides encryption, a technique which allows people to scramble their communications and files to prevent others from reading them” (Solove). How much of this did you know about? Almost all of our current devices already have technology that makes it an easy access for the government to know about all of your conversations.

In our society the government watches and listens to us and we don't even know it. They tap into phones

Would the American people be willing to give up their privacy, freedom, happiness, and decision making in exchange for government protection? What if the government took away these rights against their will? In America, this is slowly becoming a reality when regarding the right to privacy. This right has been stripped from Americans for many years, and the violation is only going to create greater problems. The American government and its agencies are illegally collecting the private and personal information of the America people. There are people willing to surrender their rights and people fighting to protect their freedom. The purpose of this essay is to inform all these types of individuals about the government and their so-called national

One of the biggest questions being asked today is if our own government is spying on us using these new technologies. There has been though that the government has been doing so for the past decades but few years the topic has been really brought to light with all of the terrible things going on throughout the world and in our own country. One of the most popular acquisitions that the government is taking is the idea that they are engaging in economic espionage. The NSA has been accused of this and through the past year have denied the acquisitions. Though this is not invading directly on the privacy of the public people what this is saying is that there is the potential for the government to access our personal privacy in many different ways. If they are able to gain access to probably some of the most private information on other countries economics that are more than likely protected with much higher security than that of our own personal email accounts than what can they really see about us.

In today’s society, the word “privacy” has become ubiquitous. We see it every day; on HIPAA

The cause of terrorist attacks like 9/11 tragedy the government has ramped ups the security and surveillance of the activist, journalist and dissidents. It is no secret that the government are able to have assess of people phone call records and text messages but for that reason that, activists avoid using telephones, instead they use tools like Skype. Which they think they are immune to interception but they are wrong. Over the last years there has been an industry of companies who provide surveillance technology to the government, technology that allows the government to hack into computers. Rather that intercepting the commutations as they go over the wire, instead the government now hacks into your computer, enable your webcam and your microphone and able to steal and look through documents from your computer. In the article “ Quasi- Constitutional Protection and Government Surveillance” by Emily Berman argues “ The government may collect and analyze unprecedented amounts of information about U.S persons’ communications, but without concomitant safeguards against infringing on individual privacy” (781). According to this, it indicates that all the access the government is able to see and how it is invading American’s privacy.

After 9/11, the advanced technology accelerates the National Security Agency (NSA)’s ability to conduct live surveillance in order to closely track targeted individuals in the name of anti-terrorism, which, as a result, violates citizens’ rights to freely live their lives and intensifies the distrust between the government and citizens. Soma et al. in their article “Balance of Privacy vs. Security: A Historical Perspective of the USA PATRIOT Act,” point out that in the modern world, surveillance has advanced from “static telephone wiretaps to interception by filtration software…and eventually, …to real-time automated surveillance of voice-over-internet communications and continuous tracking of individuals by their own cellular phones” (285). It seems that technology makes it possible that the government can have access to any individuals’ private information at will without their permission. Edward Snowden, who is a U.S. former technical contractor for the NSA and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee who leaked details of top-secret U.S. and British government mass surveillance programs to the press, in his article “How the National Security State Kills a Free Society,” mentions that

Look at USA today versus 30 to 50 years ago. As time goes by our nation is becoming more of a "Big Brother", mainly because technology is evolving and advancing. Yes, loss of personal privacy is worth the price of safety to a certain point. First of all freedom is not free. It comes at a price, if you want to be safe the price is less privacy. You cannot have both. A lot of what the federal government does to keep up safe is based on intelligence and surveillance. In life today, it is hard to live off the grid in America. Think about it, where ever you go you are being watched or tracked. Cell phones, GPS and newer cars can be tracked, cameras are everywhere even on the highways and traffic lights. Also, millions of people use social media

The government already paid companies to watch over out activities which it's a right for us to have priority. I believe to now people don't really understand how stuff work with technology that they think they can trust the government about keeping them safe and living in the phone world.I have the idea about years ago when technology wasn't that advanced burglar would destroy the sim card of the phone because they knew they couldn't trust the government and, somewhat get away what they had done from the GPS the phone have included in the sim card. I do have the idea to think the author wants us to open our eyes and stop this advance technology we have which it's affecting us to give an example how it's affecting now our presidential election caught a lot of damage for selecting a president us the people don't like which after the election there been couple evidence discovered by the CIA which Russia had something to do with the hacked votes that happened in the election. As you can see here it's similar to the world of Big Brother when the elections were hacked from another country and, made a lot of damage to us which made a lot of people mad and scared what is going to happen after the election. The cause of this hacked elections was mostly because the another candidate offered them money to hack the elections.As we see here smartphones aren't the only device that can be hacked or monitored everything we do.Now there is also a website online that you can spy a person phone or check who they are related to, call logs, text messages, and even pictures.The evidence I have mentioned above are very useful evidence about we actually living in a world of being monitored all time and, I believe if we don't stop it, it will get worse and lead to danger. There

They can secretly turn on webcams built into personal laptops and microphones in cell phones not being used. And all of this information is filtered and organized on such a massive scale that it can be used to spy on every person in an entire country.

The government is constantly watching U.S. citizens and everything they do. Cameras are posted at red lights and at light posts. Every stop made at red lights by travelers is recorded and stored by google, comcast, or verizon. Employers place cameras in stores when you walk in and around different isles. They even place cameras in their parking lots. They are mostly looking for shoplifters but could occasionally come across a individual who is planning to harm others. Also, retailers scan and analyze every purchase made. Smart tvs monitor what each individual is watching. The government keeps a watch every citizen’s phone records, emails, texts, downloads, medical records, bank balances, credit card numbers, and where they travel. The executive branch of the government keeps a watch on all the cameras and it is all overseen by congress. In 2013, Edward Snowden, contractor, revealed documents showing the National Security Agency monitored the usage of telephone records and searches on the internet. By letting the government watch individuals, the government can watch the United States, and ensure safety, but citizens are sacrificing their privacy.

Technology in the twenty-first century is advancing to the point where almost everything is saved electronically. It’s very helpful and convenient to have all of your personal information available to you all the time and being able to talk to anybody no matter where they are. But being able to do all these things so easily comes with a price, your privacy. Everything that you save on your computer, tablet, Ipad, and etc is now available to the government whether you know it or not. Every private thing that you do electronically can be invaded by the government without your consent. Many of these private things are saved and stored by the government, where it stays for an unknown amount of time. Isn’t this an invasion of your privacy? Important information such as; bank accounts and medical information should be protected from the government. You should be allowed to have your privacy unless the government has hard evidence against you to think that you are a threat. And even then there should be specific circumstances that should be followed. The government shouldn’t have the right to look at or save information that belongs to you.

Data is more pervasive than ever. In the new Hyperconnected World underpinned by the Internet of Things (IoT), people and things are increasingly connected. By 2020, there will be 50 billion networked devices. As individuals – whether on a personal level or representing their organizations – communicate and socialize more online and on mobile, a whole new collection of data will become available. This level of connectivity will have profound social, political and economic consequences.

A very important responsibility of the United States government is to protect and carry the safety of its citizens. Safety is a priority of everyone but so are our rights. Our privacy is a human right that should not be assaulted against. Of course, we must give up some of our privacy to have safety but with proper permission the NSA (National Security Agency) should obtain. The NSA is an intelligence organization for the U. S.and its sole responsibility is to protect information systems and foreign intelligence information. The NSA has corrupted our right to privacy by going through our technical data we use every day such as cellphones calls and emails. Our everyday life we use technology personally and even at work. Whether it is calling someone on your phone or online shopping on the computer, people are more connected to the internet. Although, a person might be unaware to the fact that they are being watched using these technologies. The NSA has violated personal privacy through web encryption, tracking, and using personal information for their own uses and without permission.

A young man enjoys playing the latest new “flying bird” app for his smartphone and his excitement to download the app overwhelms his brain’s caution. He automatically says yes to everything the app requests for permission without reading what these conditions are before he downloads the game. Now that his caution has been blown to the wind and the game is downloading and the data mining begins. Caches of data, large files of information, are being read, copied, and transmitted to a website online where they archive and store the data to be sold later. This unsuspecting young man is having every move he makes tracked by an online source for their profit. People all over the world who fail to proceed with caution when using new technology or downloading their favorite apps has lost all rights to their information and privacy with no legislation to protect them from this invasion.