NSA Data Leaks
The National Security Agency, created in 1952, by President Harry Truman was intended to protect US citizens as well as the government. So why is an organization spying on those it was created to protect? The NSA could be causing more harm than good due to overstepping its intended purpose, misappropriation of data, and possible further intrusion on citizens.
The NSA, in its early life, was an organization created with good intentions. Truman was thinking of the well being of the American people in his creation. The NSA was a relatively unknown organization prior to 9/11. Post 9/11 everything changed, the people were calling for retaliation, as well as, change. The government answered that with the Patriot Act of 2001. The Patriot Act is where the NSA gets all of its power to spy on people. Some claim that it is not adequate enough and that they are taking too much power. The big question people are asking is “How does spying on innocent civilians prevent terrorism?”
The data that was leaked concerning the NSA was leaked by Edward Snowden causing an uproar of the American people as well as foreign leaders. The leakage of data was a huge embarrassment for the United States government. It revealed documents containing information about the government's collection of phone records from foreign leaders, including the German …show more content…
President Obama signed a bill that renewed the Patriot Act on May 26, 2011 granting them the power to continue what they are doing for years to come. The influx of terror attacks on US soil gives the NSA an excuse to exercise the powers of the Patriot Act. Without these powers, it may be much more difficult to stop terrorism in its tracks. In the future we may see the NSA expand its power depending on who we elect for our next President. An expansion could be detrimental to the freedoms of our great
The National Security Agency, created in 1952, by President Harry Truman was intended to protect US citizens as well as the government. So why is an organization spying on those it was created to protect? The NSA could be causing more harm than good due to overstepping its intended purpose, misappropriation of data, and possible further intrusion on citizens.
The NSA, in its early life, was an organization created with good intentions. Truman was thinking of the well being of the American people in his creation. The NSA was a relatively unknown organization prior to 9/11. Post 9/11 everything changed, the people were calling for retaliation, as well as, change. The government answered that with the Patriot Act of 2001. The Patriot Act is where the NSA gets all of its power to spy on people. Some claim that it is not adequate enough and that they are taking too much power. The big question people are asking is “How does spying on innocent civilians prevent terrorism?”
The data that was leaked concerning the NSA was leaked by Edward Snowden causing an uproar of the American people as well as foreign leaders. The leakage of data was a huge embarrassment for the United States government. It revealed documents containing information about the government's collection of phone records from foreign leaders, including the German …show more content…
President Obama signed a bill that renewed the Patriot Act on May 26, 2011 granting them the power to continue what they are doing for years to come. The influx of terror attacks on US soil gives the NSA an excuse to exercise the powers of the Patriot Act. Without these powers, it may be much more difficult to stop terrorism in its tracks. In the future we may see the NSA expand its power depending on who we elect for our next President. An expansion could be detrimental to the freedoms of our great