government surveillance before. In Germany, the USSR, Eastern Europe, but we are letting history repeat itself. We are allowing the government to amass an inordinant power. The NSA and the government consider these programs beneficial but the cons certainly outweigh the pros. While an enormous amount of Americans are outraged many are comfortable with the notion that since they don’t partake in illegal activity they are unaffected by data collection. But these arguments are thin because law changes every
With Edward Snowden having released confidential information to the media, which unintentionally released to the public, we now have to question whether this is ethically correct. Even though his intention is to raise awareness of what NSA have been doing till date, we think that this should not be the way to inform the public. If we put ourselves in Edward Snowden’s shoes, with all the confidential information that we have on our hands right now, we will be thinking “Who controls the people in control
Rick Ramgattie Thursday, 5 Feb 2015 CPSC 321 Short Paper 2 Ethics, Morality of Edward Snowden The duty of a nation is to ensure the safety of its citizens. However, the presence of technology makes it difficult to maintain national security. The misuse of technology has posed internal and external threats on the United States. Under the authority of the U.S. the National Security Agency has taken various measures to mitigate the risks against its national security. As commendable as that may sound
that the NSA could be or is looking into their daily life and tracking wherever they go to. In reality you are most likely not being watched by the NSA at all in your lifetime even though it might seem a bit overbearing. Another argument towards the pro side of NSA surveillance is that it helps stop and prevent terrorist attacks. This helps to keep the citizens of America safe and out of harms way. The NSA has stopped a total of fifty-six terrorist attacks that were in the planning or were about to