Research and Progression (Daniel's)

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4. Must we sacrifice our privacy on the web for greater national security?

To begin with, I found this subject of most relevance to our society nowadays as the internet is now the international medium for everyone to use and the question of privacy over security still prevails and I should like to try to shed some light on my opinion over the pros and cons on these two separate views.

This CNN website clearly points out the dilemma we are facing:
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/04/politics/deena-zaru-internet-privacy-security-al-franken/

After reading this article, I realize how dire the situation is for the current and future generations. Technology is expanding and that only increases the reach of the internet and it's grip over society. Examining the facts based on this article, Privacy or Security is still very much in question as both parties are arguing vehemently that they are in the right. The side of Privacy insists that the Government are violating the citizen's right to privacy while Security claims they do not have that right. However, with the events of Edward Snowden's whistle-blowing heroics, we can see that much of the U.S. citizen's information both private and public has been taken note of by the NSA. I personally sympathize with the party for Privacy and agree that it is inexcusable for the idea that your own government is spying on you. That is not how privacy works. The government in my opinion, does not have any entitled right to violate our right to keep our private lives private. I will further find material to argue against this invasion of privacy.

Regarding the content of the post, I felt it was quite thorough and many critical points were presented regarding the pros and cons over the subject of Privacy and Security. It was a great post to assist in my studies and research on the target assignment I'm doing.

Harvard reference:
Zaru, D. (2015). Dilemmas of the Internet age: privacy vs. security - CNNPolitics.com. [online] CNN. Available at: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/04/politics/deena-zaru-internet-privacy-security-al-franken/ [Accessed 28 Nov. 2015].