America’s Privacy The National Security Agency (NSA) is a federal program under the Department of Defense that has the primarily task of global monitoring‚ collection‚ decoding‚ translation and analysis of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes‚ including surveillance of targeted individuals on U.S. soil. In the mid-1970s‚ the NSA was investigated for the first time by Congress. At that time‚ the order of the NSA was that is “would never direct it’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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all of it and be able to store it effectively. Ironically‚ the biggest disadvantage to having a huge amount of data at your disposal is that you have a huge amount of data that you have to sift through in order to get anything useful. This is why the NSA depends so heavily on a technology called Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) which helps the Agency to decrypt and organize internet traffic. Without this emerging technology‚ the Agency would have to rely on simple searches and manual filtering to find information
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scenario came into fruition in 2002‚ when in light of the 9/11 attacks‚ President Bush signed a secret order authorizing the NSA to eavesdrop on citizens without their knowledge. On the 5th of June 2013‚ the world was forever changed. The Guardian had just published an article exposing a top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over millions of customers’ phone records
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Cultural Invasion Contents: Kung Fu Panda2 drawn the controversy of cultural invasion Definition of cultural invasion The reason for against Comments on this issue in the internet Conclusion Kung Fu Panda 2‚ a Hollywood animated movie‚ has drawn mixed responses in China since its release. While fans are waiting in long queues for a ticket‚ some artists and scholars have launched a boycott of the movie‚ saying it is a cultural invasion. Is Kung Fu Panda 2 a cultural invasion? In order to
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The Invasion of Panama The U.S. invasion of Panama on December 20‚ 1989 was a mark of excellence on the behalf of the U.S. armed forces ability to effectively use the principles of war. The years leading up to the invasion set the climate for conflict; drug trafficking became a major problem between Panama and the U.S. in the 1980 ’s‚ as well as Manuel Noriega ’s interference with the Panama canal employees rights under the Panama Canal Treaty; the final action that sparked the invasion
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The Invasion of Poland‚ also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War (Polish: Kampania wrześniowa or Wojna obronna 1939 roku) in Poland and the Poland Campaign (German: Polenfeldzug) in Germany‚ was an invasion of Poland by Germany‚ the Soviet Union‚ and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. The invasion began on 1 September 1939‚ one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact‚ and ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet
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There were plenty of music coming out and showing up in the 1960’s. It was time; time for a new form of music‚ a new sound‚ it was time for a revolution. There was all types of music being played and new music being formed. There were all sorts of bands playing different kinds of music and playing with their own styles while taking over the airwaves. Whether it be rock‚ soul‚ or any other type of music‚ it was a revolution. This also led to new bands forming and breaking into the industry. In the
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NSA In light of recent events it is evident that the issue of government spying has become more prevalent. With the growth of power and resources within the government it is possible that they have overextended their reach into to the lives of their citizens. The capabilities of the government‚ both known and unknown‚ have been abused in an unconstitutional way and many people are woefully apathetic. In the past few months new discoveries have been made uncovering the activities of several
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Edward Snowden’s Leak of NSA Information Has Benefited the World In 2013‚ former National Security Agency (NSA) worker Edward Snowden left to Hong Kong‚ China. There‚ he leaked information about the NSA to reporters. A few weeks later‚ the information Snowden gave was released to the public (Biography). What Snowden leaked revealed that the NSA collected data from companies like Facebook and Google‚ that the NSA was hacking computers in Hong Kong and China‚ and much more (Business Insider).
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