Internet privacy

(Jayakumar & Tahora, 2016):oThe U.S. government demanded Apple to create the backdoor to the iPhone the company didn’t have or considered too dangerous to create (as cited in Jayakumar & Tahora, 2016). This touches the dilemma Cook had between customer privacy or national security.oThe software the FBI wanted Apple to create for the terrorist’s iPhone had the potential to unlock any iPhone regardless of possession (as cited in Jayakumar & Tahora, 2016). This puts Cook in such dilemma that even…

In the novel 1984, it talks about a society in the future that controls every aspect of life and every little move anyone makes is recorded and documented for the government to see. The saying “Big Brother is watching you” is referred to many times in this book since Big Brother is the leader of The Party and also the one that can be referred to as a god. With the advancement of technology at a steady rate, we may think to ourselves that this world may become what orwell described in his novel…

comments that will be detrimental to her case or alter the state of which the events happened in her accident. Lori might argue in opposition that they are violating her rights in trying to get her information and say that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) protects her from them using her online "opinions" against her. The court should grant the defendant's request only to use facts and not opinions. They should be able to make sure that Lori is not falsifying information or…

should be allowed but with appropriate limits. While screenings at the airport and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are beneficial, some argue the use of drones and other undercover surveillance objects are crossing the line of individual privacy. Government surveillance has proven itself to be very beneficial in protecting the lives of the public. While flying over an…

In the article titled “Forcing Apple to Hack That IPhone Sets a Dangerous Precedent”, Congressman Darrell Issa argues that protecting the privacy of millions of people should be more important that forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone that a terrorist used. Congressman Issa suggests that forcing Apple to create new software to unlock the device will put privacy of millions of people at risk. Congressman Issa writes this article in response to the controversial decision of the court to force Apple…

surveillance in places such as prisons, war bases or mental institutions- drones could become a serious violation of privacy in communities. People are fearful for the privacy of their homes, jobs and families. Some are even reacting impulsively or violently to stop the invasion of drones in their neighborhoods. Michael Frank shares a few of these scenarios in his article “Drone Privacy: Is Anyone in Charge”. “Last year, a Kentucky man use a shotgun to blast a drone out of the air above his…

In the United States the government collects data from everyone either from their social medias accounts or their browsing history. These large corporations cooperate with the government in order to collect data and store it for them, in which the NSA looks for suspicious behavior that may involve terrorism. Although the USA PATRIOT Act, a sweeping law that allows the gov’t to collect data and wiretap subjects, was created after the 9/11 attacks, all citizens weren’t aware of it for many years…

On December 2, 2015, 14 people lost their lives and 22 people were injured when a terrorist attack occurred in San Bernardino. Both shooters were killed on the scene during a police shootout. However, one of the shooter’s iPhone was found on the scene of the crime. Up until now, the FBI has been working closely with Apple to help gain information from the iPhone that was needed to help insure national security. However, recently the FBI wanted Apple to create a new form of IOS, Apple’s…

access to surveillance systems that can monitor our phone calls, text messages, emails and etc if needed. I agree that the government should have this right, but I believe there must be some strict guidelines placed in order to ensure the personal privacy of citizens. While discussing this topic, it may seem scary to think as a citizen, that everything in our personal lives isn’t as private as we imagined it to be. But, the questions we all seem to ask ourselves about this issue is, “Why is…

FBI wanted 100% access to people's phones so they could find out what American citizens were doing on their cellular devices 24/7. However, Apple refused to help the FBI with open access to other phones because American Citizens have the right to privacy of their own belongings by law, above all Apple refusing the FBI was a good choice. In addition, Apple kept refusing the FBI, but the FBI found another way to get into the iphones. “Government said that it had found a third-party that was able…