The United States government has been invading the privacy of its citizens for the past several decades. After the terrorist attacks in 2001, the United States Government has gained more access to personal information of not only citizens of the U.S., but to “alleged” or “suspected” people around the world who are viewed as threats to the United States. According to an article by Andrew Napolitano, “We already knew that the NSA, our 60,000 domestic spies, has captured and retained the contents of nearly all emails, text messages, telephone calls, bank statements, utility bills and credit card bills of all Americans since 2009.” The U.S. government seems to operate like the song “Every Breath You Take” by the Police, where every step, every
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According to an article by David Rosen, “The leading agencies gathering data on Americans (and others) include the National Security Agency (NSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) as well as the FBI and IRS.” This means every financial statement, gun purchase, traffic citation, basic personal information, and past travel destinations can be accessed and analyzed within seconds. These basic surveillances are understandable, but the government continues to dig deeper into your personal life and information. Also, according to an article by David Rosen, “The House’s Bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus found that over 1.3 million federal, state and local law enforcement data requests were made to cell phone companies for personal records in 2011. Among the tracking information provided to law enforcement entities were: geo-locational or GPS data, 911 call responses, text message content, billing records, wiretaps, PING location data.” Today, nearly every American citizen owns a cell phone. These phones allow us to keep photos, private conversations, music, calendars, notes, contacts, health data, financial information, and virtually anything else you want to store on your phone. However, what most people don’t know is that these cell phones are becoming a popular tool for government agencies to keep tabs on us. In an …show more content…
This could lead to the U.S. government having access to any cell phone at a moments notice, and creating possible threats of hackers and other agencies gaining access to this backdoor policy. The United States government needs to wise up and back down on their continued attempts to gain the ability to invade our personal
According to an article by David Rosen, “The leading agencies gathering data on Americans (and others) include the National Security Agency (NSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) as well as the FBI and IRS.” This means every financial statement, gun purchase, traffic citation, basic personal information, and past travel destinations can be accessed and analyzed within seconds. These basic surveillances are understandable, but the government continues to dig deeper into your personal life and information. Also, according to an article by David Rosen, “The House’s Bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus found that over 1.3 million federal, state and local law enforcement data requests were made to cell phone companies for personal records in 2011. Among the tracking information provided to law enforcement entities were: geo-locational or GPS data, 911 call responses, text message content, billing records, wiretaps, PING location data.” Today, nearly every American citizen owns a cell phone. These phones allow us to keep photos, private conversations, music, calendars, notes, contacts, health data, financial information, and virtually anything else you want to store on your phone. However, what most people don’t know is that these cell phones are becoming a popular tool for government agencies to keep tabs on us. In an …show more content…
This could lead to the U.S. government having access to any cell phone at a moments notice, and creating possible threats of hackers and other agencies gaining access to this backdoor policy. The United States government needs to wise up and back down on their continued attempts to gain the ability to invade our personal