Controversy Over Internet

Controversy over Internet Police has raged on since the creation of the internet. Several have thought that not policing the internet has led to numerous crimes such as theft, illegal transactions, and cyber bullying. But a majority, in defence, claim that such policing could revoke us from our rights as citizens of the United States. Cases as such tend to lean more to the side of not policing the Internet. We believe that as well. We believe that exposure to all of this crime and issues is subjective to how much you get caught up in it. Most of these issues are easily avoidable considering the numerous ways to surf the internet in a safe manner. Schooling has provided class that which teach you the basics avoiding spam and scams. Some may argue that it is the responsibility of the government to control unsafe and disconcerting material online, but the fact of the matter is, it is the responsibility of the user to
Within the Fourth Amendment states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures…” -US Constitution of Rights. We feel that if we were policed over what we did on the internet, it would impede on this amendment as well. For example, if a person chose to type something that someone else may find fishy, even though it may not be of any harm or be illegal, and they were to be tracked upon their actions then it would be against the Fourth Amendment. It would be an indirect search and seizure of their home and personal computer if they chose to track what that person was doing or viewing. It would violate their right to privacy to be followed without reason or consent to these actions. It could be argued that being able to track potential cyber criminals would be a useful thing to do, however the ability to track people on the internet without a warrant would be easily and very quickly