Privacy Rights: Still Secure?
By: Jason Trapp
"If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion." The majority of the world today is unaccustomed to the idea and right of privacy. Whether it be electronically or bodily and property violation, William J. Brennan’s quote portrays the modern world we live in today. Our Privacy Rights are being infringed because of Governmental intrusion, the Patriot Act and/or, the NSA(and other homogeneous organizations).
"The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, otherwise known as the USA PATRIOT Act or just the Patriot Act, was …show more content…
Such as, the fact there have been an average of 60 attempted terrorist incursions since 9/11, on U.S. soil, but due to the NSA and related groups, the assailants were nullified. While others believe that in order to keep America sheltered from harm, the US surveillance agencies should be able to collect unrestricted information (Dilascio). Many believe that the Patriot Act is used for positive intentions, but it has been reported that their original intentions have drastically changed. In 1978, the Senate was pressured to construct a method to report terrorist activity. This concept was used to make National Security Letters. These “letters” are sent to anyone who is reported to have any suspected terrorist activity. “In March 2007, Glen A. Fine, the inspector general of the Justice Department, issued a report detailing several instances in which the FBI issued National Security Letters improperly... some were issued to people who had no connection to terrorist investigations" (Marcovitz). It has also been recorded that over twenty percent of all national security letters are not recorded, but, by law, they are required to do so (Marcovitz, …show more content…
This amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” (“Third Amendment”). A great deal of people believe that since the government demands information out of libraries and bookstores that it is against the freedom of speech and press
By: Jason Trapp
"If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion." The majority of the world today is unaccustomed to the idea and right of privacy. Whether it be electronically or bodily and property violation, William J. Brennan’s quote portrays the modern world we live in today. Our Privacy Rights are being infringed because of Governmental intrusion, the Patriot Act and/or, the NSA(and other homogeneous organizations).
"The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, otherwise known as the USA PATRIOT Act or just the Patriot Act, was …show more content…
Such as, the fact there have been an average of 60 attempted terrorist incursions since 9/11, on U.S. soil, but due to the NSA and related groups, the assailants were nullified. While others believe that in order to keep America sheltered from harm, the US surveillance agencies should be able to collect unrestricted information (Dilascio). Many believe that the Patriot Act is used for positive intentions, but it has been reported that their original intentions have drastically changed. In 1978, the Senate was pressured to construct a method to report terrorist activity. This concept was used to make National Security Letters. These “letters” are sent to anyone who is reported to have any suspected terrorist activity. “In March 2007, Glen A. Fine, the inspector general of the Justice Department, issued a report detailing several instances in which the FBI issued National Security Letters improperly... some were issued to people who had no connection to terrorist investigations" (Marcovitz). It has also been recorded that over twenty percent of all national security letters are not recorded, but, by law, they are required to do so (Marcovitz, …show more content…
This amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” (“Third Amendment”). A great deal of people believe that since the government demands information out of libraries and bookstores that it is against the freedom of speech and press