The NSA and Data Privacy
1. Out of all the Snowden leaks, which one was the most shocking and why? (Explain in Detail)
2. What is your opinion of phone carriers giving customers information to the NSA? Do you agree or disagree? (Explain in Detail)
3. How does the NSA gather and find information?
4. Do you think safety outweighs people’s privacy? Is the NSA doing the right thing?
1. The most shocking Snowden leak was where it was revealed that the NSA keeps records of all text messages in the US. This means that any sort of message you've sent to your mother, brother, lover, whoever, has been saved to a database for later use. That's pretty disturbing.
ReplyDelete2. I disagree giving customer information to the NSA, it's honestly just another way to invade your privacy.
3. The NSA taps into every electronic device you own, computers, phones, webcams. They record you and keep your information in their database.
4. Safety never outweighs people's privacy. The NSA is a joke and doesn't protect anyone.
1. It would be NSA cracks Google and Yahoo data center links. When bulk collection or PRISM fails, the NSA had other tricks up its sleeve: It could infiltrate links connecting Yahoo and Google data centers, behind the companies' backs, and this crazy because and I now know that i'm being look at when go on many of the web site I like to go and it scares me.
ReplyDelete2. I disagree on this because that our information that we need to keep to yourself and never share to anyone we don’t know at all.
3. It works like this: when you send an email or otherwise use the internet, the data travels from your computer, through telecommunication companies' wires and fiber optics networks, to your intended recipient.
4. Safety dose outweighs people’s privacy because they wouldn’t now what we are doing and they are worry what is going to happen and wants to be safe. NSA is not doing the right because it's just going in our technology and they don’t care for they just care for their safety.
1.The collection of all data from nearly anyone using XKeyscore.
ReplyDelete2.I disa gree.
3.By looking throught servers recording phone calls and text messages.
4.No
1. Out of all the Snowden leaks, I think the most shocking would have to be the antiques that the NSA uses to find information, such as the elite hacker team that they have at their disposal to hack into computer worldwide and infect them when their other surveillance tactics had failed.
ReplyDelete2. I am fine with cell phone carriers giving away customer information, as I do not personally have any opinions against wiretapping, as I have no information to hide. It brings up privacy issues, but as long as you have done nothing wrong, why would should you worry about your information and messages being seen or heard?
3. The NSA is able to gather information by having real time access to phone and internet traffic, so there are able to data mind and analyze all traffic to look for any suspicious behavior. They also have details and records for every American’s call history.
4. I truly believe that safety does outweigh people’s privacy, as it helps keep people safe, but gives up the right of some privacy. To be an American citizen you must give up some rights, and I think that information being tapped is the least of our problems as a country.
1) The one I found to be absolutely disturbing and utterly upsetting is the one about the NSA keeping all text messages ever sent to anyone anywhere.
ReplyDelete2)I disagree with the idea of phone carriers giving away large amounts of information to the NSA. It makes me feel more unsafe than safe, because on the off chance that something is misinterpreted, it could mean big trouble.
3)The NSA has real time access to everything connected to the internet which allows for mass amounts of data to be surveyed through without much hassle, anything suspicious is then monitored and either dealt with or ignored after investigation.
4)I disagree severely, privacy is the very basis of human functions, and when someone unwanted gets into your private business, you hardly feel safe.
1. One of the Snowden Leaks that I though that was weird as heck to save all the messages and call history. But the one I really didn't like was where they used a hacker team to hack peoples phones and stuff.
ReplyDelete2. I mean I honestly dont care, but there is people who do care, but in a way things can also go outta hand like if they can misinterpret something you said, thats scary.
3. Well the NSA has the power to gather info whenever they want with out any problems, they do this so they can analyze the information they gather for any sketchy stuff.
4. Like I said I honestly do not care because I rarely use my phone and I don't really look up weird or elicit on my phone, I'm not afraid since I don't do anything bad honestly. I don't even bring my phone to school, but hey thats my opinion.
1.I am still pretty shocked that they are saving messages and call history because maybe they could be hiding something.
ReplyDelete2.I myself don't really care because I use Messenger or Hangout.
3.Using wireless electronics that can code information.
4.NO! I would like to have my privacy thank you very much!!!
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Delete1. One of the strangest Snowden leaks is the fact that the NSA is saving all of the messages and call history sent to anyone everywhere. The NSA also has a freaking hacker team at their disposal ready to hack anyone that gets in their way.
ReplyDelete2. I can see why they would give the information away to the NSA. It brings up privacy issues, but as long as you do nothing wrong then you're good. Why would you care anyways? Did you do something wrong and don't want anyone to see your messages?
3. The NSA has access to internet traffic and can tap into messages 24/7.
4. Safety is always a priority over privacy. Like I said, I'm not doing anything bad in the first place so I don't mind. The NSA can tap into text messages and find out the motivations behind a crime, or get information about a terrorist attack before it happens.
1. I think that the most shocking would be NSA saving call history and text messages. I feel that is definitely invading peoples privacy and it is just not right.
ReplyDelete2. I do not really care of them being able to get into my phone because I have done nothing wrong and I have nothing to hide from them. And if I do nothing wrong nothing will happen to me, it's simple just do stupid things and they won't hack into your phone.
3. NSA having the ability to hack into our social media accounts and phones whenever they feel like it.
4. Yes I feel that safety definitely outweighs privacy. Because it keeps us safe and as I will say it again if you do nothing wrong you will be safe and they will not tap into your information and you will be safe.
1.) I would have to say that the PRISM program itself is the most shocking discovery, as even though there is no direct connection to the servers, the companies are still required by law to concede any information necessary. The entire fact that the court issue was kept a secret shows that they knew there would be uproar over this.
ReplyDelete2.) I would assume they would at least have the responsibility of only targeting suspected terrorists/aides on that front. So no, I'm not quite worried at the moment.
3.) The NSA has secret setup links to our phone carrier's power lines and to the street surveillance cameras, as well as using the Facebook face-recognition software to get a clear file on us.
4.) Safety will always outweigh privacy in my mind, yet there is a certain responsibility one must have in maintaining this safety. Though it could be worse.
1. If I'm perfectly honest, none of the information that I found in that first link was all that shocking. I'd heard of Snowden before (I think we all have), and I'd heard all about each of the leaks that he'd left (at least in some way). So it doesn't surprise me at all that the NSA has access to every single piece of digital information that we have ever produced.
ReplyDelete2. I'm totally fine with it, because I have nothing to hide from the government. Sure, there are a few things that I might be a little embarrassed if anyone found out about, but I have no plans to murder anyone, and I am not an enemy of the state and have no plans to become one anytime in the near future.
3. The NSA has real-time connections detailing the call history of every American citizen every day. In addition, they have deep connections with AT&T, and they can get access to their records any time they need it. Also, any time they do not have immediate access to any records, companies are required by law to hand them over.
4. I would say safety outweighs privacy, absolutely. The NSA only looks up that information to explore the habits of known criminals; if they started doing any more than that (a la Minority Report), then it would become a problem.
None of the information i read in the article and i wasn't surprised at all...., I have heard all about each of the leaks that he'd left in many different ways.. So it doesn't surprise me at all that the NSA has access to every single piece of digital information that we have produced. It is very sad that this is happening.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree, the idea of phone carriers giving away large amounts of information to the NSA. It makes me feel Very angry because it is a violation of our privacy., because on the off chance that something is misinterpreted, it could mean big trouble.
The NSA has the ability to gather information by having access to phone and internet traffic, so will be able to data mine and watch all traffic to look for any and all suspicious behavior. They also have details and records for every American’s call history. Which in my opinion is very wrong.
No because we all have the right to our own privacy, if the NSA is watching everything we do there in no privacy at all. Safety may be an issue but that compels in comparison to how much of our privacy has been violated.
1.Prism because it basically can ask for information from big social medias and stuff and they have to give the information because of the laws in the place.
ReplyDelete2. I think its pretty messed up that carriers like at&t are giving their customers information away to the government.
3. They intercept messages or phone calls or get information from corporations. They also can use malware to get information.
4. Its not right in the bill of rights it says no searches and seizures unless you have a reason to do so.
1. Snowden’s release that the NSA was using a system known as XKeyscore was the most shocking to me. This is most shocking because it is not simply your communications that they track. The NSA is capable of tracking your every action online. Everything you search, everything you type, it is all stored in an enormous database with your name on it. This database is then searchable by the NSA just in case they want to look for specific keywords, no matter the context in which they are used. The most terrible thing is that there was a time when it was not necessary for the NSA to have a warrant, or court order, or any type of form in order to access and analyze your data. It was essentially available free of charge to anyone who could gain access to it.
ReplyDelete2. I believe that it is wrong of them to collect such data without the customer’s knowledge. The government has been fighting to keep its telecom partners’ identities a secret. Because they know that if it were to be revealed, the people would stop using the company, therefore making their partnership worthless. In my opinion, the customers have the right to know how their information is being used. I believe that the NSA can do some amazing things with the data collected from telecom partners, but I don’t agree with the fact that they can collect and store all this data without probable cause.
3. Through partnership with cellular companies, the NSA has access to detailed call logs that include information (number, name, address, etc.) about both parties involved. When the NSA partnered with the company, they were allowed to place “fiber-optic splitters” on the company’s data wires. This basically means that whenever you send a text, the data is split to two duplicate paths. Your recipient gets a copy of your text as well as the NSA. The data can then be stored in data hubs where it will remain accessible indefinitely for analysis.
4. This is a hard question for me to answer. Because on the one hand, it is true that the NSA has helped protect American citizens for years and has done a relatively good job of it. That being said, I don’t believe that safety necessarily outweighs personal privacy. Where do we draw the line? I believe that the NSA has the right intentions but maybe not the most “right” methods. But how can you get a agency founded on secrecy to be more public about what they are doing? And wouldn’t that put more people at risk? I am unable to answer this question because I don’t believe that there can be a “right” answer. We as the American populace have to find a middle ground between safety and privacy, what we are willing to give up in order to receive in return. People have and will continue to debate this issue for years to come.
1. I didn't think that much of the information was that shocking but if I would choice one the PRISM would proboaly be the most shocking discovery. In reality NSA doesn't have direct access to the servers. The PRISM was fought by the Companies and the government and the Companies pretty much won the fight, getting the government to ease some restrictions.
ReplyDelete2.I would agree with it because honestly I don't know having anything to hide from the government. As long as there doing something useful with it then I don't have any problem as long as the are getting the bad people in the world.
3.The NSA gathers information because of the ability of using our cell phones and Internet traffic passing. The cell phones are gonna be used to show data and also the internet traffic is used for that.
That how they are gonna gather there information to use what they want.
4.I would say that safety does out weighs peoples privacy. I would say this because safety is a thing the whole world wants safety but most people do like there privacy but if you haven't done anything bad then you should be fine, but if you have done something bad then you would dislike this.
1. The most shocking Snowden leak was NSA's XKeyscore program. It is shocking to know that there is just one program that knows what every user on the internet does. If you think about it every computer has an ip address so this program can track and intercept everything from any computer. For it to be called the "widest-reaching" by the NSA must show how efficient the program is.
ReplyDelete2. My opinion of phone carriers giving customers information to the NSA is it does not bother me. The NSA is not blackmailing me against what I have said on the phone and I don't talk on the phone much anyways. I am fine with phone companies giving my information to the NSA if it for my safety.
3. The NSA get their information by tapping fiber optic cables that send data everywhere, from getting access of customer information from phone companies, from big servers like Google, and from hacking into computers.
4. The NSA is doing the right thing by overruling people's privacy for their safety. The NSA is not selling the information to companies to make money off of the public. If anything, the NSA could protect us from a terrorist attacks or war attacks on the USA. As long as the NSA does not give out everyone's information to anybody and work to keep the people safe then I support them.
1.The most shocking leak to me was number three, "Britain's version of the NSA taps in to fiber optic cables around the world"(Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai). Reason why is because this is not just happening in their countrym although is accuring all around the world.
ReplyDelete2.My opinion on the ordeal is that that it does not concern me for. They are doing this for a good cause in a way, and that is to find any potential foreign terrorist or terrorist group.
3.The national security agency or in it's most common name the NSA collect this dat through fiber optic splitters that split the light signal tin to two identical copies of the the provided data, one is sent to the NSA the other is sent to it's designated location.
4.Depending on the case being at the moment. but most of the time somewhat. For sometimes privacy must be invaded inorder to provide safety from bigger things. However safety may be be at the time to keep information confidential. However what the NSA is doing is kind of good. for they were sent to do this to keep on a look out for any terrorist like activity going about. However even though they would at times give a portion of this information to other companies in the end we sometimes end up with what our hearts kind of desired.
ReplyDelete1.) The fact that the NSA forces web developers to decrease their security in order for them to be able to access it is the opposite of protection. When reading the topic about “Internet Security” it makes people feel exposed to the world. Online hackers can get into sources like Facebook and Google just as easily as the NSA can.
2.) I believe that people should have their privacy and only they can access their text messages or call logs. Many applications are used to communicate with one another and share family photos or talk about something in private. Sure the NSA won’t look at everyone's chat log but just the fact that they can hack their way into it is scary. When the NSA partnered with AT&T, there was a lot of money being spent on allowing the government access to texts.
3.) Phone Companies such as Sprint, AT&T, and MCI hand over the call records over to the NSA which they then upload into a call log database to keep track of who they call and where they call from.
4.) Davis Francis brings up the valid point what the NSA is doing is benefiting America more than exposing the public. I believe the NSA is doing the right thing in order to protect us but the problem is that the NSA is going too far. Instead of protecting us, they now made our private information a step closer to fall into the wrong hands.
1. The idea that they can simply search for information without much effort. A search engine for people’s personal data. I knew before that there were jokes how they were watching your every move but the actual idea that it can be specifically searched. Removing all privacy from the lives of any person who has ever touched a computer before. The data is never private and no person is especially safe from anything that they do on the internet. The NSA was always a joke for me and now it seems much more real.
ReplyDelete2. The NSA is pushing the boundaries with what is acceptable in National security. The fact that trusted companies can be forced to make these kinds of deals without much of a choice. Providing all the information that could be asked for. These practices are not a happy idea. No person in the right mind would agree with this practice. The truth is that the companies do not have a choice. The NSA is forcing them to comply by law. The NSA is obviously the cause of these practices that are just entirely disliked by everyone.
3. Although data before the advanced systems were put in place was completely lost, any data that was collected by telecommunication companies was asked to be given away. The NSA specifically asked for the data that these companies were keeping in storage. Recorded and stored away to never be used again. The NSA was able to obtain these records and then proceeded to make direct links with both telecommunication companies as well and the worldwide web. The NSA has a split off route of all internet and phone communications that is able to keep everything they will need or could be interesting/useful. This gives a direct link for data to be collected.
4. Even though I do not agree with the practice, it is a necessary step after the 9/11 attacks. Terrorists are a national threat and the NSA is honestly doing the best thing, but not the right thing. The entire system was made for paranoia and it clearly shows through how invading the system is. The NSA is still in their legal bounds though so it is still entirely okay to an extent as long as the people ignore it. It shouldn’t affect the people unless they are actually terrorists. The people who are outside their bounds are the regular companies doing the same thing for no real reason. That is the part that does not make sense.
1. The most shocking Snowden leak was, in my opinion, the leak of the NSA collecting phone records. This was one of the most controversial, and probably the most famous and talked about. Personally, it’s definitely the first one I think of when I think of the Snowden leaks. It got everyone extremely mad because it was extremely massive companies shown to be forced into giving data to the NSA, and no one wants their personal data given out without their permission.
ReplyDelete2. I do not agree with phone carriers giving out information to the government. I think it is very bad for privacy, and gets rid of some of the little bits of privacy we really have. While there is an argument to be made that it helps stop criminal activity, criminals will just adapt, as it’s easy enough to become private if you really want to.
3. The NSA gathers and finds information by tiptoeing the border of the laws as much as they can and often forcing companies to give them information on their customers without letting those customers know. They also have some physical implements such as video cameras and microphones in certain areas to get some data. Also, the government has technology that, instead of first sending something to the person who is supposed to get it, say a text message, it will send it to the NSA at the same time as sending it to the intended recipient.
4. There’s a point at which public safety and tracking intercept where the tracking becomes overused and unnecessary. The government should track people to an extent, but when they are stealing our data without us knowing and without our consent, it has gone too far and they have become less interested in actually catching criminals than just needlessly tracking people.
1. I think out of all the Snowden leaks how the NSA collects text messages is the most shocking because the government can see the private things you send to people and how it collects names, locations, images, financial transactions, etc from sent text messages. I think how the NSA can do this is very shocking how they can get peoples personal information easily without them knowing.
ReplyDelete2. My opinion on phone carriers giving personal information to the NSA is that it is very wrong for the phone carries to do this. I do not agree with the NSA collecting personal information from phone carriers. I think this should only be used if the NSA had a strong reason and evidence and then could get the information about someone but doing this to everyday normal people is wrong for the NSA and the phone carriers.
3. The NSA gathers and collects information through many ways. Those ways are through phone carriers, through text messages, Xkeyscore, PRISM, etc.
4. I think that safety does outweigh privacy in some cases but not always. But spying on everyone for safety is wrong and looking at their private messages is wrong and isn't really protecting anyone. Even if the government knew what the criminals were doing crimes would still happen either way cause there are too many criminals compared to the NSA.
1. Out of all the leaks, the one that shocked me most was the elite hacking team. The idea that the NSA has an elite government hacking team to go into computers and put things you really wouldn't want in them is a super huge breaking of the law. Tapping into data is already super illegal, but to actually hack into someones pc, spooky.
ReplyDelete2. I really rather they didnt, its in one's own rights to have privacy and keep their information to themselves, for the government to force them to give them their clients information is just plain wrong.
3. The NSA can spy on and listen in to our calls with advance communication surveillance equipment in secret rooms with in telecommunications facilities.
4. As it does make me feel safer knowing that the government is watching out for terror attacks and the what not, it seems like the success rate does not warrant the spying, someone who is serious about something like that isn't going to use commercial communication techniques.
1. Out of all the Snowden leaks, the one that is the most surprising to me is the XKeyscore, the program that sees everything. It's surprising and shocking to me because, it's main objective is to gather data through what one will search in the internet and it's just frightening that someone could be watching me right now typing this very paragraph.
ReplyDelete2. Well, in my opinion, it sounds like Phone carriers that helped NSA are just doing it because of the money. If the money would help them grow even larger, then why not? I mean now that well-informed customers about this issue, I doubt their companies are doing so great right about now.
3. The ways NSA gathers and collects information varies from utilizing Phone Carriers, using programs like Xkeyscore or PRISM, and even hackers to tap on World leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brazil's President Dilma Roussef, and Mexico's former President Felipe Calderon, the French Foreign Ministry, as well as leaders at the 2010 G8 and G20 summits in Toronto.
4. To be brutally honest, as long as they do not interfere with my everyday life, I'm totally fine with whatever what they want to do. Let's be honest here, out of all the customers of AT&T, how much do people care about them giving out their information like that? As I said earlier, only the "well-informed" are the ones that will say something about it, more so do something. They're doing the right thing as an organization who's supposed to protect America, not an individual like myself. But that doesn't mean they're doing the right thing for the people.
1. Out of all the Snowden leaks, which one was the most shocking and why? (Explain in Detail)
ReplyDeleteThe most shocking is that they are lowering internet security. They are doing to be able to spy themselves but that is just too far. Also even if they do this the worst security threats are the ones that are probably the highest encrypted and they will not get into that easily.
2. What is your opinion of phone carriers giving customers information to the NSA? Do you agree or disagree? (Explain in Detail)
I agree and disagree. The good thing is is that the NSA can use that information for more safety and I am for that. The problem is confidentiality and to do that is very illegal and even spying on communications is illegal. I think it is helpful but wrong at the same time. I very neutral about this because I know both sides and personal experience puts me in the center.
3. How does the NSA gather and find information?
After getting their information from fiber optics, phone companies, or or other sources like other secret organizations they use keywords and phrases to see if they are a threat and then they monitor them. The information off of the internet is usually encrypt so they do unencrypt them and look at them, there are some they can not encrypt but it allows them to have almost all access to the information of the human race.
4. Do you think safety outweighs people’s privacy? Is the NSA doing the right thing?
Yes I think it does. First if you are scared of what you post on social media and text is bad and might not be something you would do in public then don’t post it. Also the NSA are only looking for specific keywords and mostly threats and they probably would never listen to your call or see you text in the first place. Might only issue is it is unconstitutional and I think it is good when there is a terrorist threat or a threat to america but not 100% of the time. It is only here because of terrorism so let's stop that instead.
1. One of the most shocking leaks was the fact that the NSA taps fiber optic cables around the world. Not only does it tap into the data of British citizens, but citizens of other countries. This is a difficult realization for many foreign governments to stomach, as well as me.
ReplyDelete2. I'm largely indifferent about phone carriers giving customers information to the NSA. There are far worse things that they could do, and since I have nothing to hide, there's no reason for me to be afraid. It's not like the NSA publicly displays this information.
3. The NSA uses a variety of tools to gather and find information. One of the most used tools, though, is its relationship with companies that provide many of the technology services we have come to rely upon. Companies like AT&T and Verizon allow for the NSA to gather phone records by a process called splitting. This process copies the data to NSA servers, where it is then mined and analyzed for suspicious keywords.
4. I believe that safety does outweigh the privacy of the people. The NSA attempts to provide this safety, but perhaps in a slightly too overbearing way. While I might not have anything to fear from it, it does violate the privacy of hundreds of millions of people.
ReplyDelete1. I had heard about the Snowden leaks but did not realize how much power the NSA has. I am most shocked that they have an elite hacking team known as “Tailored Access Operation”.
2. I do not think phone carriers should give customers information to NSA. It is a gross invasion of privacy. In certain situations it is acceptable but not as a general rule.
3. The NSA has real time access to all phone and internet use. This allows them to monitor and watch for certain patterns. They also have access for all call history.
4. I believe safety is very important. It does outweigh people's privacy. Although, the NSA has a lot of power and with this much power comes a huge responsibility to be ethical. There needs to be rules and regulations that ensure they are not abusing this power.
1.) It wasn't really shocking so to say, but the most terrifying one was about PRISM and the NSA spying on people's phone calls. I've covered this before and its really horrible. It tracks everything people do on the internet, and works with internet companies to spy on them. As a fan of net neutrality something like this really bothers me.
ReplyDelete2.) I don't necessarily think it matters if I agree or disagree with them getting information from phone carriers. Of course I disagree and want to keep my privacy, but if nothing bad happens to me because of it and it is used to track terrorists or whatever, I guess it's fine.
3.) The NSA doesn't really specifically look at every internet search and little page everybody has gone to, but it monitors in a broader sense. It tracks call history, and doesn't really listen in on calls. It tracks where they're calling and where from, and who they are calling. And for internet use it tracks a broad sense of internet traffic. It looks at the large streams of internet activity from a huge amount of people.
4.) I don't really know about this. It's kind of scary to think that you're being spied on with every move you make on the internet, but as long as it isn't abused I think it is a good thing. Unless it's used to violate peoples privacy and use it for things like bribes or getting political info out of people, in which case it would be highly unethical.
1.The fact that the NSA is deliberately trying to break encryption and break through internet security, they are going where they are obviously not wanted. I drew the line at them collecting "public" data that is somewhat unprotected but practically being the "evil" hacker is unacceptable for a government agency.
ReplyDelete2. I think that this, while completely legal, is unethical behavior for a corporation to be participating in. There is also the fact that these companies may sell your information to a third party and if that third party happens to be the NSA then not only are they giving private information to the government but they are also making a profit off of info that people willingly give them for a service.
3.They have centers set up across the country that intercept internet traffic so that they can view your emails, history etc and compile private information on an individual. They also have companies, especially phone carriers that provide them with information that is transferred across their services.
4. There is not exactly any proof on whether or not this invasion of our privacy really prevents much and if there is why hasn't the NSA come forward about what they have prevented. There is also the fact that the information that they collect is definitely too much. We should take a more utilitarian approach to this issue and say that the privacy of the vast majority of Americans outweighs the safety of the very few people that have the minuscule chance of being killed by an otherwise preventable incident yet even those seem to get past our "top notch" security.
1. The most shocking leak which came from Edward Snowden was the revelation of the XKeyscore program, which allows its users access to just about anything you can name online. Internet data can be thoroughly searched and looked through. I find this absolutely terrifying because there really feels like there is no privacy online.
ReplyDelete2. I do not think it is okay for all personal phone records and customer information to be given to the NSA because it is a direct violation of an American citizen’s right to privacy and information protection. I would find it understandable for the government to want information on criminals or ex-criminals at risk of becoming perpetrators of the law once again, but for the average citizen’s records to be given up for no viable reason is just sickening.
3. The NSA has a wide variety of techniques when collecting and searching for information. One key program which is capable of searching through even the most unvisited recesses of the internet is called XKeyscore. The NSA also has access to phone and internet traffic, as telephone and internet companies allowed for the government to install surveillance systems in order to monitor online traffic.
4. Safety does outweigh privacy, but to a certain extent. Key individuals having access to millions of other individuals’ information is absurd, as even the most intimate and private information is not secure. What if all this data falls into the wrong person’s hands? Our safety and security is then lost.
1.I found PRISM to be the most shocking Snowden leak, simply due to the widespred use the program. No other leaks expose programs spanning across a good portion of all data on the internet.
ReplyDelete2.I strongly disagree with phone carriers giving consumer information to the NSA. Information should noly be given under orders of a valid warrant. They have no reason to invade the privacy of law abiding civilians.
3.The NSA gathers and finds information on snooping on servers of large tech companies, as well as making it required for them to forfeit consumer information.
4.I think safety DOES NOT outweigh privacy at all, for one obvious reason. The PRISM program has not been successful at stopping a single terrorist attack. We have still have had plenty of terrorist programs and the NSA has not been at all effective.
1. Probably the most shocking leak from Snowden was that records of all text messages are kept. This means that all of the texts that i have ever sent are sitting in some hard drive, waiting to be looked at.
ReplyDelete2. The fact that my personal information is being given away disgusts me. If I wanted my personal information to be given away, I would have done it myself.
3. The NSA gathers information and data by getting into your phone, computer, and pretty much any other laptop to get any and all information that they can find.
4. I think that safety DOES outweigh privacy. After the 9-11 terrorist attack, Americans gave up a lot of rights in order to feel safe, and while we have never really gotten those rights back, we have been relatively safe since then. This is why I believe that the NSA is doing the right thing, even though it may possibly be with the wrong method.
1.) One of the ones that did surprise me was the fact the NSA was using their equipment to spy on other country leaders, as I never knew their influence had spread that far. That kind of feels like one of the more immoral things that they do, like yes, in some cases, safety should take priority over security, but that just extends it a little too far, especially if it’s on countries where we are on perfect terms with, as we have no reason to be spying on them in that case.
ReplyDelete2.) Sometimes I don’t think this is actually necessary, because in my opinion, it just seems like it makes people a little more wary of the government than they should actually be, which can just simply create a chain reaction of distrust up until people potentially reach a point of rioting over it, so I believe they really shouldn’t do this, especially if there is no real reason to do this.
3.) Basically, they get into the information a device sends when going to whatever website is being accessed, and then the information is replicated, with one copy going to the government’s databases for them to do some data mining, and the second copy going to the website intended on being visited, and then the government looks for any key words in the information they get.
4.) This is kind of an interesting one to answer. I feel like as long as it is efficient, safety does outweigh privacy. Essentially, as long as what they do doesn’t affect people that much, and if it does end up actually stopping anything, then they should still keep it in place, but if what they are doing is inefficient at stopping any form of attacks, or otherwise does not reap any positive benefits, then they might as well just shut it down, as it would be useless in that case.
1.The most shocking thing for me was everything we text is on some hard drive waiting for somebody to look at in my opinion that is weird and stupid
ReplyDelete2.I think thats stupid because thats our buisness not theirs if i have information about something thats personal i would not want someone to see it
3. The NSA taps into every electronic device you own, computers, phones, webcams. They record you and keep your information in their database.
4. Safety never outweighs people's privacy. The NSA is a joke and doesn't protect anyone.
1. In my opinion, the XKeyscore leak was the most shocking. This leak reveals how much the NSA knows of what we do on the internet, which is pretty much everything.
ReplyDelete2. Personally I don't really care that much about the ties between the NSA and our phone carriers. If there is something important that I need to tell somebody, I would do it in person and all the NSA is going to see is my memes.
3. The NSA has many different softwares that infiltrate systems for many different platforms. They also have connections with many different companies to gather information from them.
4. Since I personally don't care all that much that the NSA tracks us, I think that safety outweighs privacy. But I do understand people are really concerned about their privacy and that's why it is such as outrage that they know what we do. But the NSA is doing it's job of protecting us so they're doing the right thing.
1) In my opinion, the fact that all text messages sent and received are intercepted, stored, and reviewed, mostly because this is billions of texts every day, and it is a lot of information that is combed through.\
ReplyDelete2) I find it absolutely deplorable that any company would willingly give out its customers information without their knowledge.
3) The NSA uses several different methods, some direct and some indirect. In some cases, the NSA can simply request the information from companies and they are legally obligated to provide it, while others they track and record it without the consent of the company.
4) One of the fundamental rights of the constitution, although not explicitly state, is the right to privacy. I do not want nor trust my government to possess these documents, especially because a lot of what I send or receive is private between me and my friends or family. I do not want them to have access to my medical records, personal conversations, or financial transactions. The whole question of "Is safety more important than privacy" is loaded, because stated like that most people say that safety is. As Ben Franklin said, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
1) I think NSA spies on foreign countries and world leaders was most interesting reveal, as it shows how much US trust its allies and spying on different countries isnt just right.
ReplyDelete2) I have split opinion on this as companies giving out their customer information helps NSA track down terrorist activities, but on other hand I dont want NSA watching or seeing private convos.
3) NSA mentioned above some companies just give them information, they also use tap fiber optic cables, and may be even hacking in to your system to get the information.
4) I don't think safety outweighs privacy, I agree with the cause of NSA but their method of doing it is just wrong.
1. In my opinion the PRISM is the closest to the most shocking because the companies fought against the government and the companies took it.
ReplyDelete2. In this case, i do not want them to see private direct messages and private info and the NSA should back off that.
3. The NSA has ways of seeing your messages that they dont reveal including hacking into your system and also use tap fiber optic cables.
4. I agree with the NSA cause but their ways of doing things and handling things is not right in my opinion.
1. In my unique opinion I believe that the most shocking Snowden leak was the one where it was leaked that the NSA keeps all of your texts. I say this is the most shocking one because I have texted some pretty not appropriate stuff so like all of those texts are on public record and can be viewed at any time which is pretty bad. Also for other people that have texted not appropriate things it is also very bad for them because again those text that they have sent containing not appropriate information can be viewed anytime by the NSA. Furthermore it is also just bad overall even for stuff that is appropriate because who wants their texts that they have sent be brought up at anytime on the NSA database.
ReplyDelete2. I strongly disagree and dislike how cellular device carriers are giving out their own personal customers information I think that it is extremely bad and I also think that the cellular device carriers should stop giving out their customers information to the NSA as soon as possible because personally if I was a customer of one of those cellular device carriers I would probably most likely stop using that cellular device carrier and find a new one because I think it is very wrong because people and the NSA do not really need to see the things that I am texting to other people .
3. How does the NSA gather and find information? The NSA can and does gather the information they have by going into any device you own because they can do and it is legal, they can also go into anyone else’s devices where they text and store information etc. And when they get inside the devices they just get the information by looking at the files obviously and they can see pretty much everything you have texted and saved which is really bad in my opinion. They can also put like internet surveillance thingies into websites or files and when you open the website or, save and run the file the NSA can get complete access to that device you did that on and I believe they also have the ability to control it which is also really bad.
4. No in my own personal opinion I believe the NSA is the doing the worst thing they can be doing, they are basically invading everyone’s privacy which is a very bad thing because there are probably some people who do not use technology, or do not use it very often at all because the NSA is doing the thing where they completely invade your privacy and it is very bad and they do not want the NSA to get into their business and privacy so they just choose not to use technology so the NSA can not trace their every move. Furthermore the NSA really needs to stop doing this it should probably become illegal to do what the NSA is doing like the NSA really needs limits to how far they can go because it is really bad.
1. I think the most shocking leak is that the NSA spies on it’s own citizens by watching what they text and their calls.
ReplyDelete2. I believe the government should not collect information from companies unless the government has a warrant
3. The way the NSA collects data is through companies like AT AT, MCI, and Sprint. And that data are, calls, texts, names, addresses and other personal infomation.
4. I do not think that the safety outweighs people’s privacy because they are looking through everyone’s data and not just a select few that may have done, or will commit crimes.
1. NSA intercepting phone calls from other countries in the middle east. As they intercept messages from other countries as they try to police the world.
ReplyDelete2. They should not be giving any information to anyone as that is private information that should not be given to anyone.
3. NSA gets their information from our cell phone companies that we use.
4. Yes and No. I don't like the NSA seemingly trying to police the world however smart people don't talk about their plans to take over the government or plan a shooting.
1.The most shocking leak that the NSA does is the one about them spying on your texts and phone calls. that scares me because that is a invasion of privacy and it could affect a lot of people.
ReplyDelete2. I somewhat agree to a certain extent because the government needs to know if people are sending texts or calling people about things that could threaten America, but I also think that they should not being spying on us so I am in the middle.
3. They gather information by tracking phone calls and text messages also phone carriers send out information to the NSA.
4.I do think that safety outweighs people privacy because what is the point of privacy if there is no safety so I understand what the NSA is doing and they need to continue to keep us safe even if that means invading our privacy.
1. That moment when the NSA was inside your phone looking at everything you did and even know what you are talking about in your texts. Could horrify people and invade privacy of others and just disturb them. Shocking because they did this to thousands of people in the US and the citizens did not know until this information was leaked to the public.
ReplyDelete2. I am in the middle of both agree and disagree because it can be good or bad depending on the situation that the individual is doing. They want to get information on these people's phones to stop crime before it even happens or to see if there is anything sketchy happening between these texts. Yes they can invade your privacy and make you feel very uncomfortable but they are doing this to see what is going on in the country. I disagree with this because I don't like it when people are in my stuff without my permission, but I also agree with this because like I said before it could stop tragic things happening before it takes action.
3. They really only started doing this a couple weeks after the 9/11 attack, because bush wanted to see if there are any other people wanting to cause terror on US soil. They got into our phones by convincing major phone companies to let them in their systems so they can do their “Monitoring” and spy on the citizens.
4. NSA is doing the right thing about trying to see who is starting bad things but it is also doing bad because it's invading people’s privacy without any permission of the person. They only got allowed to do so because of the phone network you’re on.
1. The NSA collects tapping into calls was the most shocking. The NSA was tapping into the calls of a lot of governments. That damaged some of our relationships with other countries.
ReplyDelete2. In some cases phone carriers giving customer information could be a good thing. It could help bust drug dealers or mobsters. But they were getting information on a lot of normal people too.
3. The NSA can hack into people’s computer and web browser. They can also hack iot phones and tap into lines. Companies like google have made backdoors for the NSA to get into.
4. In some cases they were but in most cases the NSA did the wrong thing.
1. In my opinion, the XKeyscore leak was the most shocking. This leak reveals how much the NSA knows of what we do on the internet, which is pretty much everything.
ReplyDelete2. Personally I don't really care that much about the ties between the NSA and our phone carriers. If there is something important that I need to tell somebody, I would do it in person and all the NSA is going to see is my memes.
3. The NSA has many different software's that infiltrate systems for many different platforms. They also have connections with many different companies to gather information from them.
4. Since I personally don't care all that much that the NSA tracks us, I think that safety outweighs privacy. But I do understand people are really concerned about their privacy and that's why it is such as outrage that they know what we do. But the NSA is doing it's job of protecting us so they're doing the right thing.
1 The one that is most shocking to me is the one about the nsa having all our phone records even though this information isn't very new news it still shocked me that that's what the government has been doing.
ReplyDelete2 I disagree the phone companies are supposed to protect our privacy as consumers of their service.
3 They were able to gather our information by convincing different phone companies to give the nsa our information
4 There is almost never a right answer for something like there is always special cases and different scenarios.