Political privacy

activities. During the Cold War, the FBI ran a domestic counterintelligence program called COINTELPRO protect the national security from hostile foreign threats; however, the program evolved into an effort to suppress non-violent protest groups and political dissidents with an array of illegal activities (Hutchinson). COINTELPRO negatively influenced the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. After the attacks of 9/11, the government has been again engaging in extensive surveillance with…

(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…

While covert domestic surveillance can be justified in discrete (and temporary) instances when there is rigorous judicial process, blanket surveillance of all internet activity menaces our intellectual privacy and gives the government too much power to blackmail or discriminate against the subjects of surveillance. Furthermore, the belief in the existence of constant monitoring operates as a chilling effect upon freedom of communication, deterring participation…

In July 2014 Bill Robinson a writer for the Huffington Post, posts an interview titled, TechView: Linus Torvalds, Inventor of Linux. This interview was three months after Linus Torvald received the 2014 IEEE Computer Society’s Computer Pioneer Award for an outstanding individual who, at least 15years earlier had made contributions to the creation and the continued vitality of the computer industry. In this interview Linus Torvals discusses things such as where he sees technology going in the…

many civilians. A staggering 89 percent of Pakistanis agreed that drones cause too many civilian deaths. Domestically critics argue that drones raise privacy concerns. Glenn Greenwald wrote in Salmon “The potential for abuse is vast, the escalation in surveillance they ensure is substantial, and the effect they have on the culture of personal privacy - having the state employ hovering, high-tech, stealth video cameras that invade homes and other private places – is simply creepy” (Drones). The…

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…

Greyson Jennings 9 November 2014 Political Life To Be Advanced, Or To Be Free? Who would think that the technology of the future would also mean a person must sacrifice their privacy? In Dave Egger’s 2013 novel, The Circle is very advanced in technology, but because they are so advanced they overstepped their bounds and have now begun to intrude on personal privacy. Once a person begins work for The Circle their privacy is automatically given up. However, people do not notice it is such a big…

electronic surveillance controversy dealing with the U.S. Government’s National Security Administration spying on ordinary civilians. During this paper I will present pro and con arguments dealing with this controversy. I will also explain the social, political, ethical and legal impact of the electronic surveillance on our society. We as Americans are having our private lives monitored by the federal government through unwarranted surveillance. Many Americans were outraged when the issue of…

Automation Automation is defined as the “technology that actively selects data, transforms information, makes decisions, or controls processes” (Lee & See, 2004, p. 50). It is estimated that 47% employment in the US is at high risk of being automated within a decade or two (Frey & Osborne, 2013). Firstly workers in transportation, logistics, production and administrative support are likely to be some of the first jobs to be replaced by computer automation. Other jobs related to creativity and…

planning/ This mission requires strong partnerships and relationships with our coalition and mission partners. Their goals equal those of the US. International relationships and building partner capacity brings an allied front in preserving political, social, economic, and security benefits. With interconnected systems, it is imperative that a collaborative effort is the best defense. Efforts to protect and safeguard from unlawful digital intrusion ensuring that all transmission is not…