Posting on Facebook, everyone expects only their friends to see what they have written. Surprise, they are not the only people seeing that post. That text that was sent to your boyfriend about how much you love him? He wasn’t the only one who saw it. The call from you to Goal Post Pizza? Someone else knows how much you love their meat lover’s pizza. Some people believe the National Surveillance Agency, or NSA, is invading their personal space. I believe the NSA is only doing this to keep the population safe and to stop more terrorist attacks from happening on our soil.
The NSA for many years, has been monitoring our activities, and also those overseas. There are many programs that have been created to watch what happens daily. One program is named Dishfire, which allows the NSA to collect up to 200 million text messages a day (The NSA Revelations…). Doing this, the NSA could stop shootings, terrorist attacks, and other attacks that may happen. The NSA arrested two people who were trying to shoot up an art contest because the art depicted the Prophet Muhammad in them. The NSA collects a lot of information from American citizens, including phone calls, text messages, and webcam chats. They also monitor video games played online, including World of Warcraft. Doing this, the …show more content…
In a poll of American citizens, 62% said that it was more important for the government to investigate possible terror threats, and some think it should go even farther than that (“6 Reasons…”). 45% of Americans think the government should go farther and monitor all activity if it will prevent another terrorist attack (“Here is the Pro…”). Many citizens believe that in the event of a terrorist attack, the government should be able to search phone calls and texts. Also, if a citizen complains about a breach of privacy, does that mean they have something to
The NSA for many years, has been monitoring our activities, and also those overseas. There are many programs that have been created to watch what happens daily. One program is named Dishfire, which allows the NSA to collect up to 200 million text messages a day (The NSA Revelations…). Doing this, the NSA could stop shootings, terrorist attacks, and other attacks that may happen. The NSA arrested two people who were trying to shoot up an art contest because the art depicted the Prophet Muhammad in them. The NSA collects a lot of information from American citizens, including phone calls, text messages, and webcam chats. They also monitor video games played online, including World of Warcraft. Doing this, the …show more content…
In a poll of American citizens, 62% said that it was more important for the government to investigate possible terror threats, and some think it should go even farther than that (“6 Reasons…”). 45% of Americans think the government should go farther and monitor all activity if it will prevent another terrorist attack (“Here is the Pro…”). Many citizens believe that in the event of a terrorist attack, the government should be able to search phone calls and texts. Also, if a citizen complains about a breach of privacy, does that mean they have something to