Essays on Government Surveillance

The US currently does not strike the right balance between engaging in intelligence surveillance and civil liberty considerations. On Oversight and Accountability, Lowenthal framed his discussion by quoting the Roman poet Juvenal – “Sed quis custodiet ipso custodes”, meaning “But who will guard the guards?”….

From these two videos I learned in this digital age, there is a phenomenon or problem where social media is used globally and people will not hesitate to give some personal data to create a personal account. In addition to general information, the data often…

Our supreme law of our land, the U.S Constitution, includes no official right to privacy. However, our first ten amendments, otherwise known as the Bill of Rights, contains certain characteristics of privacy which stems from the original writers of the Constitution that portray the rights…

 Video surveillance cameras, also known as CCTV (closed-circuit television), are used to monitor public and semi-public areas, along with private or secret firms. Video recording devices are common in a lot of commercial establishments, such as malls, shops, banks, and other public facilities. They are…

A camera is like a poem without words which shows all reality without any explanation. I really do not think that there will be any problem with someone from the cameras. Cameras provide evidence of many incidents just like of September 11 attack in the…

Introduction Terrorism is a concept that has no set definition. According to William J Perry, director of the Preventive Defense Project at CISAC in Stanford, and Charles Vest, a recipient of ten honorary doctoral degrees, there is a common criteria. This involves spreading terror, violence,…

Introduction Technology use is a predictable cycle: first new advances are available only to government officials, then as the technology is perfected and mass produced, it can be found in nearly every home in America. According to a study done by Pew Research Center, a…

There’s a very controversial technology battle taking place that potentially could impact close to half of the American population. The FBI took Apple to court so that they could sue for the right to Apple’s software in order to view what all was on the…

The patriot Act and Privacy Introduction Question one A persuasive argument opposing unlawful enemy combatant’s constitutional right to challenge their detainment in federal courts I am opposing the Unlawful enemy combatant’s constitutional rights are not upheld when they are restricted in other countries outside the…

The government is the protector of the individuals in a country. It defends the citizenry whenever the latter is aggravated and whose life is put into jeopardy. It helps people find good jobs in order to live comfortably. It also gives aid whenever its constituents…

The topic I chose to research was government surveillance, also known as “Big Brother”. I chose to research big brother because I was really interested in finding out how our government spied on its citizens. I didn’t really even know it happened until I began…