Personal Privacy Vs Public Security

Personal privacy versus public security has been a big debate for a very long time. I can not remember a time when people were not worried about who was watching them or who has their information. Today it is even more of a debate because of the amount of personal information that is held within our phones and in databases that are not even known to the public. I argue that unless it is being used to make the country safer, the information that is roaming around the internet is dangerous; furthermore I propose that the government find ways to protect our information. Many people debate that to much information of our daily lives is being hung out on display for someone to come and steal. Information is stolen and sold on the dark web to anyone …show more content…
Very few people, except the people in Washington D.C. know the boundaries of the PSP, if it has any at all. The Presidential Surveillance Program was created by President Bush after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It was deemed constitutional as it was believed to be a use of military force (Ku 647). Many Americans argue that this is a good program and I would agree. The problem lies in the unchecked power of the President, we do not know the limit of the program and that is scary. Ku states, “The Fourth Amendment protects power not privacy (Ku 647).” What Ku means by this and even states in his article is that the Fourth Amendment allows the government to determine its own power, making exceptions to their own rules, failing to protect privacy rights (Ku 666) The PSP could just have access to only surveillance cameras, but it could also have access to every web cam and cell phone in the United States without citizen knowledge. There are many things that could go wrong with a program like the PSP such a terrorist gaining access to that type of information. The PSP would be more accepted if there were a system of checks and balances on …show more content…
A recent event has occurred that has shaken up the social media world and the users who support it. There has been an information breach to Facebook that has affected 87 million users. The information that has been collected is everything from favorite locations to messages and comments that are made within Facebook and its features. It is said that the Russians now have access, but it is not known why they are using it. There will be many fines that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, will face. Zuckerberg stated that there are many areas of his company that need to be protected more (Tony). This account is still on trial, but the government is trying to find ways to fix the issue. This just shows that even the best privacy policies and the best efforts at protecting information can be