Almost everyone agrees that safety and privacy are two things that people have the fundamental right to enjoy.\u00a0 Rarely do we hear an argument deliberately stating that either of these concepts should be intentionally disregarded.\u00a0 In a perfect world, everyone could feel protected from physical harm as well as from privacy invasion.\u00a0 Unfortunately, however, we do not live in a perfect world.\u00a0 We live in a society where priorities must be evaluated and sacrifices must be made in order to promote the greater good.<\/p>\n
Today, we face a growing prevalence of terrorism and violent crime that poses a threat to national security.\u00a0 It is important that our government is given freedom to use electronic surveillance because it would allow it to collect information that could prevent these horrible incidents from ever taking place.\u00a0 If federal agencies such as the NSA or the FBI could monitor people’s online behavior, they could identify red flags and potentially intervene before tragedy strikes.\u00a0 Even if the chances are slim, it’s still worth a try.<\/p>\n
Some believe that the government would be overstepping its bounds with surveillance like this, saying it has no right to collect personal data.\u00a0 However, if surveillance has a chance to save lives, one could argue that it is acceptable to use it at the expense of some degree of personal privacy.\u00a0 As long as you aren’t doing anything wrong, you have nothing to be afraid of.\u00a0 The primary purpose of any government is to protect its citizens.\u00a0 It has no interest in snooping around an ordinary person’s data, and would not go out of its way to bother anyone who doesn’t pose a threat.\u00a0 Overall, it’s important that we have a little bit more faith in the intentions of our government.\u00a0 We are currently in the midst of an informational arms race.\u00a0 The enemy is using every resource at their disposal to try to come out on top – shouldn’t we do the same?<\/p>\n
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