globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2006/intell-060101-voa01.htm In some instances‚ governments believe that it is okay to spy on their citizens in order to preserve their freedom. I personally find this concept to be absurd. Living in a country that’s history is founded upon freedom of its citizens‚ and escaping oppression of tyrant governments‚ leaves me very skeptical on this concept. I believe that if the government is spying on its citizens it is actually taking away their freedom rather than preserving
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It’s no secret that the government is hiding things from us. These eight government secrets might be a little more than you bargained for‚ though. Sure‚ we as citizens like to know what’s going on‚ but do you really want to know everything? Keep reading to find out. Number Eight: You’re Being Spied On. Though most people are aware that the government spies on its citizens‚ do you know how many of its citizens are being watched? Not only is the government probably listening in on your phone calls
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GOVERNMENT SPYING ON CITIZENS Even now – after all of the revelations by Edward Snowden and other whistle-blowers – spying apologists say that the reports are “exaggerated” or “overblown”‚ and that the government only spies on potential bad guys. In reality‚ the government is spying on everyone’s digital and old-fashioned communications. For example‚ the government is photographing the outside information on every piece of snail mail. The government is spying on you through your phone … and may
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When I first read this article something that struck my mind as interesting was the first reported case of NSA spying. Edward Snowden worked for the NSA and became a whistleblower when found out how invasive the NSA become. He took classified information from the NSA and how they were misleading congress. He contacted Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras to get the story out. According to Snowden the NSA had direct access to “Google‚ Microsoft‚ Facebook‚ even Steve Jobs’s Apple.” (Harding). The NSA
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it’s no surprise that the government is spying on the citizens ‚ but are they doing it for the right reasons ? The government claim that they spy on their people to keep them safe but therefor are invading their privacy . Some people think that they have good reason some people think otherwise … (trans word ) as said earlier ‚ the government is spying on the citizens to keep them safe . For many years terrorism has been one of the reason for NSA to spy in the Americans . According to internet research
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administration‚ possibly longer the U.S government has been monitoring the internet and telephone activity of American citizens in secrecy. Many of the American citizens being monitored have not been convicted of any crime and have caused no suspicion of wrong doing. Despite these circumstances these private citizens are being unlawfully monitored by the U.S government without consent. This scandal has caused a split decision in the American society; whether the U.S. government is justified for their actions
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Cook Comp II Ms. Silverii 2 February 2014 NSA Spying What is the NSA? The NSA is the national security agency. The NSA is steadily watching people by satellites for terrorist acts. They also could watch anybody that they wanted too. No body that I know of likes to be watched constantly. I do not feel safe with the NSA being able to watch my every move‚ because it makes me uncomfortable. Plus‚ there are several different ways that the government could spy on an individual like tapping into people’s
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Some people believe‚ when the NSA spies on their own citizens illegally it creates an atmosphere of distrust between the government and its’ citizens; the NSA might believe by doing so‚ they are saving and preventing certain situations from taking place. Edward Snowden revealed the level of infiltration in his statement about NSA spying. Woodburn stated that "Seven months after the initial Snowden leaks‚ sixty-three percent of Americans stated that they were dissatisfied with the government’s Surveillance
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news‚ once a week. To get involved in the government‚ through knowledge and awareness. By June 2012‚ the hotel was set to be shut down and demolished by the state in pursuit of a massive highway reconstruction project on US-31. Walking out of the doors for the last time in 8 years‚ the doors I smeared my fingerprints on as a hyper 7 year old and cleaned as a 14 year old‚ I was set on what I wanted to do as an adult -- public service‚ in the government. I want to serve one day as a representative
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Government of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Secretariat‚ Education Departmen. Subject: - Placement/Postings of P.G. Masters as I/C Lecturers in the discipline of Chemistry. Government Order No. 475-Edu of 2008 D A T E D: 23-09-2008 With a view to filling up the available vacancies of Lecturers in Chemistry discipline‚ the P.G. Masters/Teachers figuring in the Annexure “A” on the basis of Seniority/eligibility are hereby placed as I/C Lecturers in their own pay and grade with charge allowance
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