We all agree that we want the US government to prevent terrorist attacks, and most of us agree that they need information to do so, but we don't all agree on the methods they use. The recently well-publicized Sony cyberattack perpetrated by North Korea revealed that the NSA had been monitoring North Korean cyber activity for years. Former NSA security analyst Edward Snowden, who began leaking classified NSA data in 2013, argued that the NSA had gone too far by threatening "internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world." Even the US Congress established a bipartisan Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which recommended that the White House end domestic phone data collections. President Obama has moved to restrict mass surveillance programs, by requiring court orders for the NSA to access certain personal information.
In your opinion, is the surveillance you have seen in the video "No Place to Hide" and what you learn from the links below, necessary to prevent terrorist activity? Has the government gone too far and disrupted the delicate balance between individual rights and public order?
Engage in an academic dialogue with your peers by clicking "comment" below, using evidence to support your opinions.
In your opinion, is the surveillance you have seen in the video "No Place to Hide" and what you learn from the links below, necessary to prevent terrorist activity? Has the government gone too far and disrupted the delicate balance between individual rights and public order?
Engage in an academic dialogue with your peers by clicking "comment" below, using evidence to support your opinions.