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CIO - Worries have been steadily growing among European IT leaders that the USA Patriot Act would give the U.S. government unfettered access to their data if stored on the cloud servers of American providers—so much so that Obama administration officials this week held a press conference to quell international concern over the protection of data stored on U.S.

After decades of failed attempts by a string of Democratic presidents and a year of bitter partisan combat, President Obama signed legislation on March 23, 2010 to overhaul the nation's health care system and guarantee access to medical insurance for tens of millions of Americans.

Discusses the changes with the healthcare reform that was passed by Obama.

This is an article about Freedom of Press and the battles reporters are experiencing with police officers in New York. Many reporters are fighting to use their right, but many officers are still preventing them and in some cases hurting reporters to do so.

We have a right to bear arms, but there is still alot of controversy arising with this 2nd Amendment right. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and mine is that if you are a responsible human being, and you are using the weapon as protection and leaving it in a safe place with the right precautions than you can have one, and you aren't abusing the right to have one. But if you are going to obtain a gun and bad decisions and leave it in places where it is easily accessable to those who shouldn't have it than you are irrisponsible and shouldn't be allowed to carry one. But, how are we supposed to sift through these personalities and find out who is capable of following the guidlines. Well...that is the million dollar question now isn't is?

Analyzes the ruling of the supreme court on the right to bear arms. Goes into detail about the individual rights of bearing arms but also list some of the other restrictions present

A contentious battle between Catholic groups and the Obama administration has flared in recent days, fueled by the new health-care law and ongoing divisions over access to abortion and birth control. The latest dispute centers on a decision by the Department of Health and Human Services in late September to end funding to the U.S.

It is a federal crime to use force, the threat of force, or physical obstruction to prevent individuals from obtaining or providing reproductive health care services. This Act was passed when violence against abortion providers was escalating across the country.

Activists and meddling lawmakers have toyed with the idea of taxing certain foods and ingredients to curb obesity. Twinkie Tax inventor Kelly Brownell advocates "slapping high-fat, low-nutrition food with a substantial government 'sin' tax." According to him, certain foods are too "convenient, accessible, good-tasting ... and cheap." This article just gives insight into what lawmakers want to do to curb obesity within our society. It is no longer alcohol and cigarettes that are causing damage to our bodies, but the food we consume too.

Many business are using new technology such as biometric finger scans and facial recognition to make sure employees are free of criminal history and are allowed to have computer access. People are concerned about the privacy issues that go along with facial recognition. Once the business gets a facial scan they can look up other personal information such as phone numbers, social network accounts, and home address.

I had a friend once that worked for a hardware store. He told me that the place had a camera by the front door with facial recognition. He was told that was so that they knew if ex-employees came back into the store. I'm not sure what they had to worry about, and I thought that was very unusual.

This website talks about how 7 out of 10 American deaths are caused by chronic diseases and how chronic diseases are responsible for 75% of our nation's health spending. Also explained, is how most of these chronic diseases are preventable.

This article is about the federal government gaining access to anyone's cell phone even in the privacy in there own home. By satalite control, a government "trained trusted federal agent" can hone onto your cell phone and activate it's mic. , using it a wire tap, for millions of phone at his diposal of choice.

Ask just about anyone. They'll all tell you they're in favor of equal rights for homosexuals. Just name the situation, and ask. They'll all say, yes, gays should have the same rights in housing, jobs, public accommodations, and should have equal access to government benefits, equal protection of the law, etcetera, etcetera.

This is a long essay about gay marriage. It states a lot of arguments against gay marriage. Though it is biased as being one person's opinions, this would be a good place to find opposing arguments to do research more on.

The internet in our every day lives is open and free, we can all see the same videos the same links and pages. Net neutrality is meant to keep this freedom open, where as those against net neutrality want to restrict the access we have.

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I often think that individuals should have the freedom to self prescribe or have access to medication that doctors would prescribe without a prescription. This article from The Washington Post is an excellent reminder or why people should NOT have the freedom to buy dangerous drugs without doctor's consent. It gives examples of how online drug stores run their business using a middle man and a phone doctor to issue the medications. There is a story about one online pharmacy, run by an ex-felon, that went from filling 17 prescriptions in 6 months to over 1100 in a month. The author also mentions stories of indiviuals affected by this problem.

I will make a case for greater individual freedom in relation to health. Using examples drawn from psychiatry, I will demonstrate that Public Health often stands in the path of personal satisfaction, fulfillment and creativity; and will argue for greater freedom of access to medications.

This is the best website i have found regarding personal freedoms and how it relates to public health. It goes into great detail with multple points.

Big corporations and our government believe spying on the public is normal. While privacy advocates warn officials of the dangers of accessing large amounts of personal and health information. Our President has used his authority to order wiretaps on many citizens, while ignoring the public outcry.

The revelations that Obama administration secretly collected phone records and accessed the internet activity of millions of Americans have raised new questions about the public's willingness to sacrifice civil liberties in the interests of national security. Since 9/11, Americans generally have valued protection from terrorism over civil liberties, yet they also have expressed concerns over government overreach and intrusions on their personal privacy.

Facebook comes out with a new and easy to read guide on what information they have access to, and actually backup. Information such as what you search, what you say, and your aliases are, are all being kept. This information is considered, "non-personally identifiable information" and can be useful for marketing, the government, and anyone else who might want to dig up information.