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    account prior to deviating from human rights standards. In particular, the state has to equilibrate and balance the protection of the rights of terrorists on the one hand and the security of the masses on the other. In essence, the principle of proportionality is an issue which is closely connected to the public security. Meanwhile, this paper highlights that terrorism is considered,…

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    Manning's Case Study

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    I know that Manning's defense to this case is that, she wanted to "make a difference." However, what one needs to consider is that by publically leaking classified information is that the enemy too will also be able to access said information. While she was charged with 22 offences she was found guilty of all but two, making that 20 charges. Because proven guilty, she was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Since the incident she has seen a drastic reduction of her original sentence, allowing…

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    Energy security is a global issue. It can be defined as “The uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price” (Chester, 2010). Energy security is not limited to the mere availability of the energy resources, it is rather linked with the national security of any country. If a country has energy resources to serve the need of its citizens, it means country has more sustained and long term energy security for the technological as well as economic development. Energy security…

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    According to the Cambridge Dictionary, surveillance is the act of watching a person or a place, especially a person believed to be involved with criminal activity or a place where criminals gather (“untenable”). Surveillance, in the United States, is an extremely debated topic for many citizens. One person might contemplate what are the costs, and benefits; which was one of Katerina Hadjimatheou’s many points in her article on surveillance. Other citizens might ask themselves, how much of our…

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    In the United States national security is top priority rather than privacy just a few days ago CNN reported that “White House asks Silicon Valley to Silence ISIS Online”. As you can see any average citizen would see this as an invasion of privacy and yes they are right because now Apple and Google will be overhearing our conversations instead of the National Security Agency. As, you may have read in the newspaper or heard in the news that the National Security Agency can’t not tap phones without…

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    Edward Snowden: A Hero

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    How would you feel if you are being watched? Even if you didn’t do anything wrong. Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency contractor. In June 2013, while station at the NSA base in Hawaii, he stole confidential U.S. documents. One of these included mass surveillance of citizens along with the globe. He took these files to Hong Kong, China to meet with publishers of Washington Post and the Guardian whom he contacted with. A few days later, a news story was published about the mass…

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    There are quite a few government and intelligence agencies including the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and also state and local law enforcement agencies. With modern day technology becoming so advanced, agencies must find new ways to stay ahead and on top of the security for the nation. The National Security Agency’s mass surveillance has expanded in the years since September 11, 2001…

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    undercover surveillance programs to the public. The National Security Agency had monitored individuals’ browsing habits and gathered a bulk of their personal information. Former CIA employer and NSA contractor Edward Snowden, responsible for stealing these government files, is currently “wanted” for espionage. His efforts to inform America of the government’s actions has fueled the ongoing controversial debate between the right to privacy and national security. Was the NSA truly justified in…

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    Edward Snowden was a former Contractor of the National Security Agency. The National Security Agency (NSA) monitors electronic communications of private citizens. The scope of what the NSA does is vast and includes monitoring the internet, text messages and phone calls. The NSA exists because of the Fourth Amendment. Within the law the NSA can collect data with probable cause. Snowden outed the NSA for collecting information or data without probable cause. I think that Snowden made the…

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    right that is inalienable, he also explained how he thought that undercover surveillance is destroying the 20th century. In an email he said “The NSA is not the Stasi.” referencing a security service in East Germany. In another email Snowden said “We should always remember that the danger to societies from security services is not that they will spontaneously decide to embrace mustache twirling and jackboots to bear us bodily into dark places, but that the slowly shifting foundation of policy…

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