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    Media and U.S Surveillances Eroding our Privacy The emerge of our privacy invasion has mount with government surveillance by the U.S national security system (Baumer, Roth, Epstein, 2014). Government surveillance and social website such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube are source of privacy invasion (Cole, 2015). Connecting to social website to communication with friends, family, and co-worker; sharing, updating news, and information which overcast privacy according to Cole, 2015. Many Americans

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    Privacy and the Fourth Amendment In his VICE interview, Greenwald responded to the question on privacy from the U.S. spying by saying, “Privacy is essential to who we are as human beings. Having your privacy eroded are sometimes elusive for some people and yet incredibly profound. A society that thinks or knows they are always being watched will breed conformity” (2016). As I delve more specifically into the information about Snowden’s leaked information and why Greenwald decided to unveil its

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    country’s enemies still posed an enormous threat to the nation’s security. In response to the events that took place on 9/11, the United States Congress passed the USA/Patriot Act, which intensified the surveillance powers held by the federal government through the National Security Agency (NSA) and other federal agencies. This act increased national airport security procedures, metro security in most major U.S. cities, and extended the government’s capacity to spy on citizens. There are many surveillance

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    is defined as using electronic means of communication as a medium to carry out continuous acts of bullying towards a victim. This definition is supported by this quote “an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself.” (Hinduja and Patchin, 2009). Electronical device acts as a medium for users to achieve certain benefits, however, certain users of the electronic

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    INTEGRITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ABSTRACT The continuous proliferation of information facilitated by the advancement in technology is a constant and continuous threat to information security and privacy. The various schemes and acts by the various government agencies in sectors such as health, finance and so on amongst other acts have constituted to information vulnerability and enhanced the breach of information security. Many people are of the opinion that the government has legalized spying on them, acquiring

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    George Orwell Privacy

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    Privacy at the Cost of National Security Big Brother is watching (Orwell). The truth is that anyone reading this paper from the internet has the right to know that someone thousands of miles away could very well be watching (Orwell). On top of this shocking fact, a victim would never even know they were being watched. George Orwell knew what he was talking about when he wrote of a society in which all things are monitored by the government and an individual's right to privacy is breached for the

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    where privacy and security are such an important part of our national ethos, it is critical that our intelligence and law enforcement (LE) community confront the dangers - as well as producing new-evolving tools, for both digital surveillance and data collection. I believe privacy is important because it secures our nation from both internal threats and external threats, as well as protecting our civil liberties; for without security, we cannot have privacy. According to our literature, privacy is a

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    Information Security

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    of the United States of America, it is expected to feel a sense of security and privacy whether at home or elsewhere. This is why there is law enforcement that helps keep that sense of security and privacy locally while the military protects and keeps that same feeling internationally. With the advancement of technology, with the Internet especially some would think that reinforcing that feeling of security and privacy would be easy to do. But for quite some time now, we're learning that not only

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    According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, “privacy” is the quality or state of being apart from company or observation, moreover, it is the freedom from unauthorized intrusion. In 1776, John Adams wrote that it had been the British right to search houses without justification that sparked the fight for independence. In other words, John Adams thought that it was an unjustified violation of privacy which kindled one of history’s most noteworthy revolutions. Despite the fact that nowhere in the U. S

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    Government Surveillance in the Digital Age Imagine walking along a busy street in the middle of a sunny day. Also imagine that someone is following you around, videotaping everything you do. Disturbing thought? Even more disturbing is the fact that the United States government is already doing this, and it's perfectly legal. According to Robert Trigaux, a reporter for the St. Petersburg times, until August of 2014, in Ybor City, Florida, the Tampa Police Department used fourty-six surveillance

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