Is the loss of privacy worth the price of protection against terrorist attacks?
I personally do not believe that the loss of privacy is worth the price of protection against
terrorist attacks. The way the NSA has handled things, if what Snowden's testimony is to be
believed, ordinary people are being monitored more than those believed to be terrorists. If this is
the case, maybe we should re examine the ways our government conducts certain investigations.
It has gotten out of hand that average citizens are being spied upon as if they were terrorists or
criminals, when the actual terrorists are overlooked
In response to your peers' posts, comment on the ethical implications of monitoring. Consider
that NSA is forwarding data to local law enforcement and asking law enforcement to recreate the
investigation as reported in the following article: Exclusive: U.S. Directs Agents to Cover Up
Program Used to Investigate American. Could individuals lose their right to a due process?
Should individuals lose their right to a due process? Does the end justify the means? Considering
that the goal of terrorism is to create fear, is losing our rights and privacy a win for terrorism?
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