Privacy vs. Safety
Cristian Greenwood
English 4
2/28/15
Will freedom, privacy, and other values be compromised in exchange for safety? Perhaps it’s time to modernize the way of life in America. As technology has grown over the last three decades, it has also brought with it new challenges to protecting people's privacy and curbing privacy violations. Every day people choose between privacy and safety and the majority tend to choose safety. So exactly how much privacy are Americans willing to give up for safety?
School administrators are looking into installing security cameras in their districts; they want to keep their students safe. Cameras are expensive even without including the annual maintenance fees. However, administrators still seem to be moving more towards this idea every day. Administrators want to keep tabs on people entering and leaving their schools. They hope to cut down on vandalism and theft by introducing these security systems to schools. Some schools are just requiring visitors to check in when they enter a school building. However, some schools are taking it as far as banning book bags, not providing students with lockers, or using drug-sniffing dogs. According to a text by David Rapp, Cameras are effective at deterring crime but hard numbers are difficult to come by. Many times cameras just aren’t facing the right angle of where the crime is really happening.
According to a text “Edward Snowden: Traitor or hero?” after exposing a National Security Agency program to spy on Americans and foreigners; Edward Snowden fled last year to Russia. Some are asking whether the U.S government should treat Snowden leniently. Can’t you see the writing on the wall? It makes many wonder how many other secrets are out there. The reason this caused so much tension is because some hail him as a hero and others as a traitor. The debate between privacy and safety is getting bigger every day, yet we can’t seem to find a solution.
The most controversial surveillance program
English 4
2/28/15
Will freedom, privacy, and other values be compromised in exchange for safety? Perhaps it’s time to modernize the way of life in America. As technology has grown over the last three decades, it has also brought with it new challenges to protecting people's privacy and curbing privacy violations. Every day people choose between privacy and safety and the majority tend to choose safety. So exactly how much privacy are Americans willing to give up for safety?
School administrators are looking into installing security cameras in their districts; they want to keep their students safe. Cameras are expensive even without including the annual maintenance fees. However, administrators still seem to be moving more towards this idea every day. Administrators want to keep tabs on people entering and leaving their schools. They hope to cut down on vandalism and theft by introducing these security systems to schools. Some schools are just requiring visitors to check in when they enter a school building. However, some schools are taking it as far as banning book bags, not providing students with lockers, or using drug-sniffing dogs. According to a text by David Rapp, Cameras are effective at deterring crime but hard numbers are difficult to come by. Many times cameras just aren’t facing the right angle of where the crime is really happening.
According to a text “Edward Snowden: Traitor or hero?” after exposing a National Security Agency program to spy on Americans and foreigners; Edward Snowden fled last year to Russia. Some are asking whether the U.S government should treat Snowden leniently. Can’t you see the writing on the wall? It makes many wonder how many other secrets are out there. The reason this caused so much tension is because some hail him as a hero and others as a traitor. The debate between privacy and safety is getting bigger every day, yet we can’t seem to find a solution.
The most controversial surveillance program