Erick Montero's 'Road Block'
All we hear about is NSA spying on domestic soil and on foreign nations. Erick Montero said in his article “Road Block” that the “NSA is the National Security Agency created in 1951 in response to the aftermath of World War II and the communist regimes around the world”. He further argues that “Whether its legal or illegal to spy on American soil is debatable, but for a fact violating our Fourth Amendment by government agency for the threat of terrorism and fear is wrong” some might see this as propaganda, but regardless, this is true and is happening. Benjamin Franklin once said “Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one” (Benjamin Franklin). Even the fathers of this country knew that in some point
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This makes us more prone to hacker attacks, identity thefts, and privacy right violations. A person might enjoy getting information on websites, and increasing their security on privacy. The reality is that the NSA is the one creating the same software’s meant to protect our privacy. Therefore is it not easy for them to decode these same software’s meant to keep us safe. It is true that terrorists use websites and Tele-Communication to recruit and attack, but does that make it right for government agencies to abuse the Patriot Act, and the Fourth Amendment? Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, High-five, and other forms of social networks privacy terms are virtually non existent. “Facebook and other networks do agree that on their privacy terms to use your information for marketing and Intelligence gathering purposes” Erick Montero. This means that if a certain company wanted to find out how many people like its products, movies, shows or other things, Facebook would allow it to have access to it, for certain amount cash. So the next time you click I agree, make sure to deeply think about it. Our Fourth Amendment gives us the right to not accept unlawful search seizers and in an extent the right to privacy in a persons own car, home, or property. This Amendment is no longer in existence with the rise of police brutality, backed by the city the work for. “So long as you are seen as a threat, the fourth doesn’t apply to you” Erick
This makes us more prone to hacker attacks, identity thefts, and privacy right violations. A person might enjoy getting information on websites, and increasing their security on privacy. The reality is that the NSA is the one creating the same software’s meant to protect our privacy. Therefore is it not easy for them to decode these same software’s meant to keep us safe. It is true that terrorists use websites and Tele-Communication to recruit and attack, but does that make it right for government agencies to abuse the Patriot Act, and the Fourth Amendment? Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, High-five, and other forms of social networks privacy terms are virtually non existent. “Facebook and other networks do agree that on their privacy terms to use your information for marketing and Intelligence gathering purposes” Erick Montero. This means that if a certain company wanted to find out how many people like its products, movies, shows or other things, Facebook would allow it to have access to it, for certain amount cash. So the next time you click I agree, make sure to deeply think about it. Our Fourth Amendment gives us the right to not accept unlawful search seizers and in an extent the right to privacy in a persons own car, home, or property. This Amendment is no longer in existence with the rise of police brutality, backed by the city the work for. “So long as you are seen as a threat, the fourth doesn’t apply to you” Erick