NSA’s Mass Surveillance. Is it worth it?
NSA’s Mass Surveillance. Is it worth it?. - 1
Annotated Bibliography
Barnhizer, D. (2013) ‘Through a PRISM Darkly: Surveillance and Speech Suppression in the “Post-Democracy Electronic State”’, SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2328744.
Main argument
The author argues that because the government is in a panic, and looking for a quick solution, it is trying to put forth several practices and laws swiftly without assessing the risks involved and the lack of design of how these practices will take place without setting any limits to the data-gathering programs.
Audience
The main audience for this article are the entities are who want to find out more information about the NSA, of which the recent …show more content…
Previous news articles have been cited relating to the inner workings of the government when it comes to warrants being issued/modified by the FISC(Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court).
Author’s conclusions
The author concludes that the mass-surveillance is in its early stages and the data to support it is next to non existent. The writer of this article proposes a disclosure based model where there would be privacy impact notices and external rigorous assessment of the impacts relating to privacy of which is caused by mass surveillance. This would in turn lead to a higher level of transparency and leave a greater trust for its citizens.
Strengths and weaknesses
One of the main strengths in this article has been the propositions it has made. The article provided a details viable solution such as PIN’s(Privacy Impact Notices) and elaborated on how they will function and gives in detail how a new piece of legislation can be implemented. As this proposal only applies for the united states, it would be more advantageous if the author also provided laws for international governments/entities.
Key aspects/points
New legislation should be implemented to enrich public debate and give an idea of what aspects of the mass surveillance practices needs oversight and regulation. …show more content…
For eg. Part 1: How we should assess and balance the values of privacy and security, it provides detailed suggestions on how to deal with the balance of privacy and security and looks at several attributes of talking points regarding the phrase “national security”.
Key aspects/points
One of the main points raised by the book was the problems on data mining. The author suggested that the intelligence officers who conduct these activities can gather data on a particular individual and use it for blackmail to comply.
Relevance
The book brings up a very detailed and a clear argument on how security can be achieved without having to erode privacy. With its broad perspectives from how the program might affect an individual to how new technologies will change data mining, this book can further help to answer the question, is it worth it?.
NSA’s Mass Surveillance. Is it worth it?. - 11

Yoo, J. (2013) The Legality of the National Security Agency’s Bulk Data Surveillance Programs. The Legality of the National Security Agency’s Bulk Data Surveillance Programs. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2369192 (Accessed: 10 February 2015).
Main
NSA’s Mass Surveillance. Is it worth it?. - 1
Annotated Bibliography
Barnhizer, D. (2013) ‘Through a PRISM Darkly: Surveillance and Speech Suppression in the “Post-Democracy Electronic State”’, SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2328744.
Main argument
The author argues that because the government is in a panic, and looking for a quick solution, it is trying to put forth several practices and laws swiftly without assessing the risks involved and the lack of design of how these practices will take place without setting any limits to the data-gathering programs.
Audience
The main audience for this article are the entities are who want to find out more information about the NSA, of which the recent …show more content…
Previous news articles have been cited relating to the inner workings of the government when it comes to warrants being issued/modified by the FISC(Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court).
Author’s conclusions
The author concludes that the mass-surveillance is in its early stages and the data to support it is next to non existent. The writer of this article proposes a disclosure based model where there would be privacy impact notices and external rigorous assessment of the impacts relating to privacy of which is caused by mass surveillance. This would in turn lead to a higher level of transparency and leave a greater trust for its citizens.
Strengths and weaknesses
One of the main strengths in this article has been the propositions it has made. The article provided a details viable solution such as PIN’s(Privacy Impact Notices) and elaborated on how they will function and gives in detail how a new piece of legislation can be implemented. As this proposal only applies for the united states, it would be more advantageous if the author also provided laws for international governments/entities.
Key aspects/points
New legislation should be implemented to enrich public debate and give an idea of what aspects of the mass surveillance practices needs oversight and regulation. …show more content…
For eg. Part 1: How we should assess and balance the values of privacy and security, it provides detailed suggestions on how to deal with the balance of privacy and security and looks at several attributes of talking points regarding the phrase “national security”.
Key aspects/points
One of the main points raised by the book was the problems on data mining. The author suggested that the intelligence officers who conduct these activities can gather data on a particular individual and use it for blackmail to comply.
Relevance
The book brings up a very detailed and a clear argument on how security can be achieved without having to erode privacy. With its broad perspectives from how the program might affect an individual to how new technologies will change data mining, this book can further help to answer the question, is it worth it?.
NSA’s Mass Surveillance. Is it worth it?. - 11

Yoo, J. (2013) The Legality of the National Security Agency’s Bulk Data Surveillance Programs. The Legality of the National Security Agency’s Bulk Data Surveillance Programs. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2369192 (Accessed: 10 February 2015).
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