Bruce Schneier

The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, are cultural artifacts from ancient Greece. A British ambassador named Elgin was concerned about the probable damage that could have occurred to many important pieces of artworks in the temple of Greece during the Turkish occupation. Apparently, permission and the authority was given to Elgin to take many pieces of stone. Thus, the pieces were transported to London, England to preserve them. The British since then have the pieces of artwork…

The Parthenon or “Elgin Marbles” controversy has had both Britain and Greece scramble over who has the most acceptable appeal regarding the statues ever since Lord Elgin removed the statues from the Parthenon. Yet, from a direct comparison between the two nations based upon the strength of arguments, Britain has the most valid claim to the Parthenon Marbles. Though the flaws and bias involved in the extrapolation of evidence mush be considered such as the lack of an original document provided by…

The frieze, which used to be a vital component of the Parthenon's architecture, is known as the "Elgin Marbles" or the "Parthenon Marbles.” The marbles are the subject of a custody battle. Supporters of repatriation argue that the Parthenon Marbles are part of the fifth century Temple of Athena and thus can best be appreciated closer to their point of origin. Additionally, repatriation supporters assert that Greece has become experts at restoring other parts of the Parthenon whereas Britain's…

For the issue of the ownership of the Parthenon statues between the Greek and British perspective, I have to agree with a Greek position forward turning in the statues to its original proper place in the Parthenon . British Ambassador to Constantinople, Lord Thomas Elgin taken the Parthenon Marbles from Athens under Turkish occupation. Meaning, the Greek government had no say in the decision of Laura Thomas Elgin of removing the Parthenon Marbles from Athens. The reason why the British should…

The Parthenon marbles, also referred to as the Elgin marbles (After Lord Elgin, ambassador to the Ottoman court of the Sultan in Istanbul (1801-1812) include the collection of sculptures, inscriptions and architectural features acquired from the British government by Lord Elgin in 1816 and now exposed in the British museum in Duveen Gallery (Room 18). Under Elgin’s instructions, the marbles were removed from the Acropolis (the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Propylaia, and the Temple of Athena…

today’s world, everyone is always on their phone or on the internet. Whether it be for work or just for personal pleasure, the internet is being used all the time by almost everyone. In the article “The Internet Is a Surveillance State” written by Bruce Schneier, many examples are shown that provide evidence that everything that people do on the internet is now being tracked. The author is a security technologist and author of Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs and many other…

Nearly everyone has deleted their web history in the past just so others cannot view what they have done. Deleting our history on the internet is a way we protect our privacy, but this method of keeping personal may not help people stay private. Privacy is something that is very important and something that everyone has in common, but in the past few years that privacy barrier has been broken multiple times and the freedom of keeping secrets has been taken away. The National Security Agency…

“Big Brother is watching you,” read the posters displayed throughout Oceania, the setting of George Orwell’s novel 1984. In Orwell’s eerie prediction of the future, citizens are monitored at all times by the government and can be arrested for suspicions of having thoughts that go against the government. Although Thought Police are not patrolling the streets and Big Brother has not yet risen to power, government policies such as the Patriot Act and advancements in technology that allow for the…

allow those in power to control and manage the information we may want to legitimately hide. The nothing-to-hide argument focuses on the leaking of personal information and surveillance (Solove 2011, 29), ignoring legitimate privacy concerns. Bruce Schneier adds that privacy is an inherent human right and need, required to preserve humanity’s societal dignity. Without privacy, surveillance information is abused to access, spy, and sell private information (2008). Thus instead of the debate being…

He cites numerous peers throughout his essay to reinforce the creditability of his statements, for example, Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, data-security expert Bruce Schneier, Canadian privacy expert David Flaherty, and legal scholar Geoffrey Stone. Through the use of rhetoric, Solove expresses to the reader that the nothing-to-hide argument is one piece of a larger puzzle. He creates a relationship with the reader…