When are people going to stand up for our own personal
privacy when it comes to the government violating our rights in order to “protect”
us? In my opinion, yes it is necessary to monitor some things to a certain
extent however the NSA has gone to unprecedented levels. Based off new data we
can see that they have more than enough technology to retrieve the information
of individuals however is that what they do? No, they take everyone’s
information for no good cause other than they don’t feel like taking the time
to do their job properly. Yes all things come at a certain price, however as
life tells us again and again, freedom is not free. But does the government
need all our personal messages, emails, bank statements and other personal
information? Some say yes but how often does this actually truly help the
government. Maybe I would feel a little more at ease if the NSA released some
documents of incidents that they were able to prevent (that were of true
concern and danger to people.) But until then I am not sure what to really
think of the NSA. However knowing someone somewhere can access my personal
information for no other reason than they just feel like it really makes me
uneasy and annoyed with the government.
But as I look around, most people don’t seem to concerned about this
invasion of privacy. They are too concerned over other issues, whether it’s
important personal problems or the fact that their favorite sports team can’t
win for anything. I swear foreign governments are more concerned about how our
rights are trampled over us than we are. The German, English and Australian
governments have said this is not the necessary steps that need to be taken in
order to protect America. So while only time can tell if these “precautions”
turn out to be useful, we can only hope that all these infringements of our
rights yield some benefit to us rather than it be stolen in vain.
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