Social Media And Privacy In The United States

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Visible man opens the eyes of the public to how little privacy they have. The government filters through every text, and call to find out if people are potentially a terrorist. The government has been doing this behind the backs of Americans ever since 911. Just in recent years has this been made known publicly. In some occasions it is okay for the Government to work behind the public's back, but those occasions are far and few between. If large corporations were to obtain the extensive knowledge the government has about each individual, people would be targeted with advertisements tailored to them, and all privacy would be lost. Many cultures do not believe in privacy, but the citizens of the United States are very private. Social media and

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