Should The Government Monitor The Internet

"Technology has changed how government does business and how we live our lives. Today, technology is an important aspect of life. A business that does not have a website does not get much attention and is viewed as not legitimate. Government is using the internet to make everything easier for citizens such as paying a parking ticket to filing taxes. Today_Ñés young people use technology to socialize, date, purchase, and manage their entire life. Families use technology and the internet to monitor their homes, cars, children and even their dogs. Technology and the internet is here to stay, and with it comes great conveniences but also great consequences. I believe that the government does have a limited duty to monitor internet content, and I believe it is the responsibility of the …show more content…
_ÑÒWe the People_Ñù is a powerful statement that must guide the principles of how the internet is monitored.

The fact is that everyone is using the internet today _Ñ_ good people and bad people. One of the most important roles of government is to protect the people. We know that the internet has been used for nefarious purposes such as the recruitment of terrorism. This is an excellent example of when government should and must monitor internet content. In cases involving security, we can look at the United States Constitution and argue that the Constitution does not explicitly give citizens a right to privacy. There are amendments that protect certain aspects of privacy such as the First Amendment that gives us such freedoms of religion, speech and press, but it does not explicitly state freedom of privacy. Therefore, to protect citizens, the government should be able to monitor the internet. A USA Today Opinion Poll in 2015 found that 82% of