Argumentative Essay: The Invasion Of Privacy

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"Do you like your internet content being monitored? Every single search on Google being monitored, every second even on a web browser being watched. Do you like that? Great, because neither do I.
If the government cannot fulfill its duty to serve and protect its citizens then there is no point in having a government. There have been many instances where government officials have even agreed to abusing their power to invade our privacy and much more. ""Even if you're not doing anything wrong you're being watched and recorded."" confirms CIA Edward Snowden, "".. the storage capability of these systems increases every year consistently... to where it's getting to the point where you don't have to do anything wrong. You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody..."" This confirmed what many had theorized. You may not be doing anything illicit but the government will continue to watch and watch, until they find you guilty of an offense.
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The government seems to think that the internet is the bigger danger than a firearm that can cause great harm or even death. ""A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."" former president Obama made the claim. Why should the government have the liberty to invade our privacy when they can't even monitor who is buying a serious firearm that could hurt someone. ""You can't get physically harmed by internet activities."" with this being said, why is the government so invested in spending their time finding out what we are doing, with something that cannot cause great harm instead of finding a way to stop what can cause great

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