National security

Whistleblowing is a problem most companies, countries or people in general fear because of the general backlash that usually follows them sometimes for years. There are many occasions especially in recent years where a whistleblowing case has made the evening news and created havoc not only for the party at fault, but the person doing the whistleblowing as well as the innocent bystanders. But sometimes you have to wonder are there really innocent bystanders. For the case in this section that I…

In many Americans eyes Edward Snowden can be seen as much as a traitor than a hero. Thirty year old Edward Snowden a former National Security Association contractor revealed the works of illegal government programs. The documents revealed detailed secret NSA programs and capabilities that have been and continued to be used to collect and store personal communications both within the United States and abroad. Snowden traveled from his homeland of Hawaii to Honk Kong to leak the documents to…

world. As an effort to unite the world as a whole, countries share economical, geographical, cultural, political, and social borders. However, this attempt of uniting the world also creates a major global issue over national security around the globe. To maintain the national security, countries have to take a local and global measure. A local measure would be amongst the country itself to protect themselves; however, for a global effort, countries must create alliances with other countries for…

our society? That is what I wanted to find out in my second Media Search. Having already researched current technology like license plate readers, I wanted to look at the new and developing uses of digital technology. Using government sources and national surveys, I began to get a better…

The Edward Snowden case—to this day—is an important revelation about the current ethical—privacy and security—issues in the US. As a journalist it is important to understand the situation and be able to cover the story adequately. One player in the media that was able to cover the Edward Snowden story was journalist Glenn Greenwald. Ultimately, he was faced with the ethical dilemma to either publish the Edward Snowden NSA leaks or to ignore him altogether. In order to truly understand the…

Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg are two men that developed a need to exploit The United States government of secret and confidential information. Though Ellsberg and Snowden both leaked highly classified information to the public the actions and outcome of doing so was different between the two. Ones actions considered him to be a patriot and on the other hand a traitor. Daniel Ellsberg is known for leaking the pentagon papers in 1971; which “revealed that the government had ramped up the…

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…

NSA Should be Shut Down The National Security Agency (NSA) is created in 1952 to protect national communication systems and seek information about foreign government’s secret communications. The organization consist a large amount of the workforce, which they design cryptographic systems to guard national security and spy on foreign governments’ movements. However, NSA became more strict with tighter security on all the American citizens after the 9/11 attack. NSA has taken away people’s freedom…

John Kasich’s Philosophy Regarding National Security Americans as citizens have both a duty and honor to uphold our responsibilities in our democratic society. Voting is both a right and a privilege to be taken seriously and with great care. When electing a president one must take careful consideration to the many roles that, the president will fill. The United States president will lead the country as the head of state and head of government, additionally; the president leads the executive…

“Should national security override free speech?” Freedom of speech was first established in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution in 1791, and almost two centuries later, in the International Declaration of Human Rights, the UN recognised freedom of speech as a human right (reference). The question of whether or not national security should override the freedom of speech has been, and continues to be a controversial subject, particularly among governments and law-abiding…