Edward Snowden's Lack Analysis
On June 2013, National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden revealed confidential information to reporters on global surveillance programs run by the U.S government. Snowden leaked how the government covertly collect personal data, such as email messages and phone conversations, as a part of anti-terrorism efforts. After the revelations, Americans expressed mixed and conflicting views on government surveillance programs.
The National Security Agency is a branch of the United States Department of Defense responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information for counterintelligence. Since its inception, the NSA has been credited with foiling over 50 terrorist plots worldwide in a forceful defense (Dozier). Army Gen. Keith Alexander stated that the NSA has two programs: one to gather U.S phone records and the other to track the use of U.S-based Internet servers by foreigners with histories of criminal activities. However, Snowden’s leak revealed that the government collection is deeper - with security scans on US citizens’ information as well. …show more content…
Snowden’s leak has left many Americans livid with the “unnecessary” government intervention.
Over 54 percent of the The 54 percent of the American population disagree with government surveillance argue that there is no need to sacrifice personal liberty to be safe from terrorism(Schoen). Activist state that the NSA has broken federal privacy laws. The government has overstepped its boundaries by breaking into communication links of major data and spying on millions of user accounts. Citizens no longer have confidence that their medical data, private investments, and criminal records remain private. In fact, a federal district judge ruled that the NSA’s surveillance program violates the Fourth Amendment of the constitution, each man is secure from unreasonable searches and seizures of property by the
government.
With increasing transparency and regulation, the NSA has justified its practices by stating that the messages aren’t stored and are just searched. The NSA, pleading in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to not abolish its program, argued that government spying allows officials to connect dots between foreign terror threats and attacks on the United States. Although there are privacy concerns, the NSA argues that it has followed all protocols under the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Along with this protocol, the NSA legally has access to information systems of Google, Facebook, and other US Internet giants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Furthermore, the NSA has been responsible for foiling over 50 acts of terrorism. In fact, in May 2012, a suicide-bomber plot against an airline headed for the US was foiled due to the NSA finding information about the planned explosive device.
The National Security Agency is a branch of the United States Department of Defense responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information for counterintelligence. Since its inception, the NSA has been credited with foiling over 50 terrorist plots worldwide in a forceful defense (Dozier). Army Gen. Keith Alexander stated that the NSA has two programs: one to gather U.S phone records and the other to track the use of U.S-based Internet servers by foreigners with histories of criminal activities. However, Snowden’s leak revealed that the government collection is deeper - with security scans on US citizens’ information as well. …show more content…
Snowden’s leak has left many Americans livid with the “unnecessary” government intervention.
Over 54 percent of the The 54 percent of the American population disagree with government surveillance argue that there is no need to sacrifice personal liberty to be safe from terrorism(Schoen). Activist state that the NSA has broken federal privacy laws. The government has overstepped its boundaries by breaking into communication links of major data and spying on millions of user accounts. Citizens no longer have confidence that their medical data, private investments, and criminal records remain private. In fact, a federal district judge ruled that the NSA’s surveillance program violates the Fourth Amendment of the constitution, each man is secure from unreasonable searches and seizures of property by the
government.
With increasing transparency and regulation, the NSA has justified its practices by stating that the messages aren’t stored and are just searched. The NSA, pleading in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to not abolish its program, argued that government spying allows officials to connect dots between foreign terror threats and attacks on the United States. Although there are privacy concerns, the NSA argues that it has followed all protocols under the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Along with this protocol, the NSA legally has access to information systems of Google, Facebook, and other US Internet giants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Furthermore, the NSA has been responsible for foiling over 50 acts of terrorism. In fact, in May 2012, a suicide-bomber plot against an airline headed for the US was foiled due to the NSA finding information about the planned explosive device.