Essay On Government Surveillance

How would you feel if the government was watching you by surveillance? Would you feel like your privacy was being violated? Do you like to be watched by strangers? Many people don’t realize that the government is watching their every step every day. They watch us by surveillance thinking they’re keeping us safe. But how safe are we? Every U.S. citizen should know how much their lives are being monitored. As technology improves, privacy as we know it will become extinct. Whether in the name of fighting crime, communism, terrorism, anarchy, military enemies, or just in the name of patriotism, our government has watched us before and will watch us again."The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized(Http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aboutcom-Civil-Liberties/213420115372527 Nm. "How the 4th Amendment Protects You.")." This quote comes from the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment of the U.S. constitution protects the right of people to be secure in their homes and personal lives against unreasonable searches. …show more content…
About one in four law-enforcement agencies have used a tactic known as a "tower dump," which gives police data about the identity, activity and location of any phone that connects to the targeted cell phone towers over a set span of time, usually an hour or two(Kelly 1). A typical dump covers multiple towers, and wireless providers, and can net information from thousands of phones. Police officers use cell phone data to solve crimes. There is nothing wrong with using this data for a positive outcome. The only problem with this is that there is usually no warrant issued to do