"How do you feel about the government reading your private messages to your mother or a friend about your period or a deep secret? I know how I feel about it but in some cases I have an understanding about it. The federal, state, and local governments do not have the right to monitor our social media; not only because it is against the law but can cause protests and chaos. We are protected by the fourth amendment and this is why the government is not allowed to invade our privacy. We are also protected by the first amendment because it allows us to speak how we please as long as not doing it in the wrong type of manner. In a way, I understand when people say that they are doing it to protect Americans, as long as I am being protected is it
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The government is invading our privacy because they feel like it is the correct thing to do to keep people safe. Like I said, I do have an understanding of why we are being monitored but do we really know how far the government goes? Do we know where they draw the line or do they even draw a line? Kelly Wallace states that “It can save kids from cyberbullying†(School System Hires Former FBI Agent to Probe). Daniel Gallington states “A little girl telling her mom that, monitoring can help catch spies, kidnappers, and rapist†(The Case for Internet Surveillance). I find it okay to be monitored when it comes to protecting someone who could be my sister and I wouldn’t even know about it. Some people think it is alright to be monitored and some do not but I think if they could see both sides, they could have a better …show more content…
People being able to see private messages. People finding out all of the medications that you are on. Even worse what if a super embarrassing photo of you ends up all over the web? Daniel Gallington states that “The web is less secure†(The Case for Internet Surveillance). So do we really know for sure if our information will end up all over the media? Invading some people’s privacy isn’t as bad as invading someone’s privacy who is a psycho or super bipolar. If they really are monitoring us, I hope they are being super safe and careful about
The government is invading our privacy because they feel like it is the correct thing to do to keep people safe. Like I said, I do have an understanding of why we are being monitored but do we really know how far the government goes? Do we know where they draw the line or do they even draw a line? Kelly Wallace states that “It can save kids from cyberbullying†(School System Hires Former FBI Agent to Probe). Daniel Gallington states “A little girl telling her mom that, monitoring can help catch spies, kidnappers, and rapist†(The Case for Internet Surveillance). I find it okay to be monitored when it comes to protecting someone who could be my sister and I wouldn’t even know about it. Some people think it is alright to be monitored and some do not but I think if they could see both sides, they could have a better …show more content…
People being able to see private messages. People finding out all of the medications that you are on. Even worse what if a super embarrassing photo of you ends up all over the web? Daniel Gallington states that “The web is less secure†(The Case for Internet Surveillance). So do we really know for sure if our information will end up all over the media? Invading some people’s privacy isn’t as bad as invading someone’s privacy who is a psycho or super bipolar. If they really are monitoring us, I hope they are being super safe and careful about