Blog 9- NSA
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Yesterday, a letter signed by 54 civil liberties and public interest organizations was sent to congress. it was opposing S. 1631 the FISA Improvements act. It is a bill, that if passed, would extend the power of the NSA and allow them to being data and communications monitoring a gain. These groups state that this act gives the NSA power that tramples over the rights of Americans.
I completely agree with these organizations. The NSA has already been caught multiple times for violating peoples civil rights and they should not have more power. Why do more people not know about this? Everyone's privacy is at stake however this is not to be found on the front page of most news sources.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
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Blog #8
Blog #8- Obama won't use IPhone
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President Obama says that he cannot use a IPhone cell phone for different "security reasons". He currently uses the cell phone brand he had when he entered office- Blackberry. The company has recently lost a lot of its business to Apple and Android, but is now attempting to direct products towards large corporations and governmental officials.
This article might not seem very important, but it raises a lot of questions. If the president cannot safely use a IPhone then why do many Americans? According to Edward Snowden, the NSA has had access to records kept by communication giants like Google and Apple. More and more calls are being monitored since the passing of the Patriot Act in 2001. Is the National Government infringing on our civil liberties too much?
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President Obama says that he cannot use a IPhone cell phone for different "security reasons". He currently uses the cell phone brand he had when he entered office- Blackberry. The company has recently lost a lot of its business to Apple and Android, but is now attempting to direct products towards large corporations and governmental officials.
This article might not seem very important, but it raises a lot of questions. If the president cannot safely use a IPhone then why do many Americans? According to Edward Snowden, the NSA has had access to records kept by communication giants like Google and Apple. More and more calls are being monitored since the passing of the Patriot Act in 2001. Is the National Government infringing on our civil liberties too much?
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