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jamexnguyen

Growing up with Facebook privacy - 0 views

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    Today's young adults, born after or around 1995, have most likely never seen a day without some form of social technology. #privacysecurity
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    Today's young adults, born after or around 1995, have most likely never seen a day without some form of social technology. #privacysecurity
danielasalcedo

Balancing Act: National Security and Civil Liberties in Post-9/11 Era - 0 views

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    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.
danielasalcedo

The Surveillance Society - 0 views

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    Privacy is mostly an illusion. A useful illusion, no question about it, one that allows us to live without being paralyzed by self-consciousness. The illusion of privacy gives us room to be fully human, sharing intimacies and risking mistakes. But all the while, the line between private and public space is as porous as tissue paper.
westonmate

The Case for Internet Surveillance - 0 views

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    This article defends internet surveillance, saying that it's not immune to every other type of modern surveillance. It makes the connection to telephones, saying that this same debate was had when that technology became more popular, people argued that they should be private as well. Ultimately, the author claims that security is simply more important than privacy.
jamexnguyen

Could Encryption safeguard your data and fight terror online? - 0 views

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    In this article shows the fight between internet security and internet freedom. It shows how much security we get when it comes to our internet freedom.
jamexnguyen

Back doors are a threat to our privacy and freedom - 0 views

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    this article shows many reasons why Americans would buy phones from safe sources to prevent backdoor. This also shows why people prefer encryption on their phones then an unsafe one. Backdoor are a common in this article explaining why authorities can use it on your phone to check your traffic.
danielasalcedo

Homeland Security Act, Patriot Act, Freedom of Information Act, and HIM - 0 views

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    Editor's note: This update replaces the June 2004 practice brief "Homeland Security Act and HIM." After the terrorist attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC, on September 11, 2001, the United States Congress enacted the Patriot Act in 2001 and the Homeland Security Act in 2002.
westonmate

Privacy vs. Security Debated Following Paris Attacks - 0 views

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    After the Paris attacks, the the mostly cooled down topic of privacy vs security has come back with a vengeance, with many of the presidential front runners taking stands. It discusses how encrypted services like Twitter can be used as communication methods between terrorists, and where many important figures in the surveillance game, including former CIA director, stand on it.
danlayton

Kaspersky Personal & Family Security Software - 0 views

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    Provides tips on how to be safe on the web as well as security threats and info graphics. Takes on the approach of protection from hackers and outside sources that you control. Sells a product.
westonmate

The security vs. privacy debate is already over, and privacy lost - 0 views

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    As technology becomes more popular, we begin to lose our privacy. The internet is becoming harder to avoid, and personal lives are becoming more public. Websites track your use of the internet- where you go, what you do, etc. In some ways this can be beneficial, as people cannot hide who they are anymore. IRS scandals, disease outbreaks, companies abusing power; all at our fingertips. This has sparked the debate between what is more important: your privacy? or our nation's security?
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    This article explains that there is basically no debate anymore over privacy vs security; privacy lost long ago. With the advent of the "information age" privacy largely died quietly and without much thought. Now that things like Google and Facebook exist, and we spit out private information without much thought, the debate is over.
jamexnguyen

The Heavy Price We Pay for our "free WiFi" - 0 views

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    New York City's public Wi-Fi project is the latest in a long trend of companies offering free services. The services come at a cost, however. This WiFi can contain hackers just a few feet away chipping on your data and finding out about your bank accounts.
danlayton

Privacy and Security in the Internet Age - 0 views

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    Talks about protecting privacy for small businesses through the government. The internet and how it has become what it is today. Data and how much we'll have in the future. #privacysecurity #Data #InternetBackground #Potential
danielasalcedo

Schneier on Security - 0 views

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    If there's a debate that sums up post-9/11 politics, it's security versus privacy. Which is more important? How much privacy are you willing to give up for security? Can we even afford privacy in this age of insecurity? Security versus privacy: It's the battle of the century, or at least its first decade.
danielasalcedo

What Is More Important: Our Privacy or National Security? - 1 views

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    There have been pushes to ban encrypted services online in order to try and prevent terrorists from secretly using such services to communicate. This article discusses three major points that we need to consider when discussing this issue; terrorists aren't using things like PS4's to communicate, despite what the rumors claim. When we apply back-doors to our encrypted services, we weaken them to attack. We need to think about this as Privacy vs security, not security vs security.
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    Earlier this year, Edward J. Snowden, a government contractor, leaked classified documents to the news media that revealed the existence of top-secret government surveillance programs. We now know that the National Security Agency gathers phone logs and Internet data from millions of Americans as part of its mission to keep the United States safe.
westonmate

Everything We Learned From Edward Snowden in 2013 - 0 views

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    Edward Snowden basically started the Privacy vs Security debate as we know it today. He was responsible for leaking vast treasure-troves of data about the NSA's data collection programs that were designed to gather and anilize the data of almost every single American citizen. This article details exactly what we learned from his leaks.
jamexnguyen

Justice seeking access to encrypted communications - 0 views

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    In this article shows why authorities want to access our WiFi and computers. Authorities also made deals with technology companies to includes backdoor to track people's whereabouts.
claydry1

Read the Gun 'Seizure' Bill Introduced by Democrats That Will Likely Send a Chill Down ... - 0 views

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    Six Democrats in Georgia's state House of Representatives unveiled a bill on Jan. 11 that would "require seizure" of "certain weaponry and ammunition" that is deemed as contraband. Many people in the government are worried with large numbers of automatic weapons being demand by civilians is fearful. A bill was introduced to the state of Georgia that an automatic weapon that doesn't meet the standards should be outlawed.
claydry1

Obama's gun control actions open legal can of worms | Fox News - 0 views

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    President Obama's executive action to expand gun sale background checks has opened up a legal can of worms. Specifying he means that background checks were a joke before he came into office. Anyone was cable of buying a gun with with no worries since President Obama been in office its mandatory for everyone to get a background check before the purchase of the weapon.
westonmate

NSA Spying - 0 views

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    This article focuses on the national security agency's borderline illegal activity with several phone company's including AT&T. This had been taking place as early as 2005, and wasn't made apparent to the American people until 2013.
danlayton

Social Media? Get Serious! - 0 views

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    Discusses building blocks for social media and is a credible source. Could be good use for rhetoric analysis.
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