PERIOD+1+GOVERNMENT

= Is It Fair That The Government Invades Our Privacy = = For Our Own Protection? =




 * //__ Web Pages __//**

Privacy vs Protection
 * ** This web page explains how sometime in order to make an arrest the government looks into our social networks to gather evidence. **

[|NSA Spying]
 * ** This web page explains how AT&T has been helping the NSA on spying illegally. AT&T has been supplying NSA with record of their customer telephone call and internet activity. Apparently AT&T wired a fiber optic splitter into their facility in San Fransisco sending copies to the NSA. **

[|Government Snooping]
 * ** This web page explain what Microsoft is doing to protect their customers from having their privacy invaded. they are expanding their encryption in their services, strengthening their legal protection for their customers data, and asuring that their customers that their products contain no "back doors". **

__** News Articles **__

[|Twitter Sues U.S. Government for Spying]
 * ** This news article explains how the website Twitter sues the U.S.Government **
 * for spying and violating the Second Amendment the freedom of speech. **

[|U.S. Spending Too Much Money on Spying.]

 * === This news article tells us how the U.S. Government spent $136 billion in 2013-2014 on spying. In 2013 Congress gave $68 billion to intelligence agencies in 2013.Tax payers pay about $20-$25 billion a each year. Is it spent on spying? ===

[|What Is More Important: Our Privacy or National Security?]

 * ** What do you feel is more important? Is it our privacy or National Security? Do you think the domestic spying gone too far? **


 * === There are 350 million snapchats sent everyday. The unopened photos remain on the company's serve. ===

[|Is State Government Invading our Lives?]

 * ** What is the price to our civil liberties? Is state government invading our lives? **

=**__ Videos __**=

= [|Twitter Suing the U.S Government] =
 * ** This videos talks about how Twitter sued the U.S government for the right to publish its full transparency reports. **

[|The U.S Government Invading Our Privacy]

 * ** This video talks about all the facts on the Government and how much they are really invading our privacy. **

**__ Criticism __**

 * ** The patriot act happened after 9/11. This was because everyone went into a panic about the terrorist attacks. Was this an invasion of our privacy? I'm sure they heard plenty of interesting and embarrassing conversations. According to the patriot act the government was able to search your voice mail messages and tape into your telephone conversations. The government's goal was to see if anyone was harboring terrorist in their homes or to catch an attack before it happens. The patriot act removed search warrants and made it much more easy to find a terrorist. Before the patriot act was in effect it was much more difficult. **

[|The Patriot Act]
 * ** This link explains how the U.S. reacted to 9/11. **
 * ** Pros **
 * ** Surveillance helps us find that there is a problem with out altering the person and giving them a chance to get away. Less privacy protection **
 * ** Cons **
 * ** Less privacy protection People are easily suspected **
 * ** People are easily suspected with surveillance **

[|Patriot Act Podcast]
 * ** This Podcast will explain the patriot, it is a perfect example of how the government violated our privacy. **

[|Works Cited]

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