Government surveillance - 8 views

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  #1 Olivia Chang on 09 Sep 09

   

  URL: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-23-bush_x.htm
  
  The US government defends their terrorist surveillance program that monitors international communications of suspected terrorist activity.
  However, the nation's No. 2 intelligence officer, Michael Hayden admitted that not every communications that was intercepted had a terrorist link.
  
  If the surveillance had been used before Sept. 11, Hayden said, "we would have detected some of the 9/11 al-Qaeda operatives in the United States."
  
  Ethical problems:
  Is it the right of the government to invade the privacy of civilians even though it helps to protect against possible terrorist attacks?
  
  Also, the usage of this surveillance material could be used to gather information about other nations and civilians (the panopticon effect). Is this going against the golden rule?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">URL: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-23-bush_x.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-23-bush_x.htm</a> <br /> <br /> The US government defends their terrorist surveillance program that monitors international communications of suspected terrorist activity. <br /> However, the nation's No. 2 intelligence officer, Michael Hayden admitted that not every communications that was intercepted had a terrorist link. <br /> <br /> If the surveillance had been used before Sept. 11, Hayden said, "we would have detected some of the 9/11 al-Qaeda operatives in the United States." <br /> <br /> Ethical problems: <br /> Is it the right of the government to invade the privacy of civilians even though it helps to protect against possible terrorist attacks? <br /> <br /> Also, the usage of this surveillance material could be used to gather information about other nations and civilians (the panopticon effect). Is this going against the golden rule?</div>

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