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Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Cloak of Anonymity
How does the government claim to protect privacy? Do you feel that your privacy is secure? Why or why not?
I believe that the goverment is trying to lead us on that they are trying to protect our privacy while they are attempting to invade our privacy under the disguise of saying that it is for national security.
I think we have privacy in our own ways. you have privacy at home but at school your privacy is limited. I think its where you are and how you protect your privacy.
I believe we all have privacy to a certain extent. Like Marisa said. We have privacy at home but at school it gets limited. It depends on where you are. Plus like Andrew said, the government is saying we have privacy but yet can invade it if they think something is up. The government is trying to make us think we have a lot of privacy but yet sometimes we don't.
The government claims to protect our privacy by upholding the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and by supposedly keeping phone lines, computers, and other devices secure. But now with the revealing of the Patriot Act we cannot be certain how much privacy we still hold. The Patriot Act does not personally bother me but it is just one more freedom that the government is infringing on.
We as Americans have to decide if we want privacy or safety because we can't have both. The safer we want to be the more the privacy of ourselves is invaded now the government doesn't need a warrant to arrest suspected terrorists. But if the CIA has strong evidence that someone is a terrorist then don't you think a warrant would be easy to obtain. I just think the patriot act is a terrible infringement on the Bill of Rights, and we should work to get this changed back. This could be the beginning of the government later will saying that they are going to watch all of us 24/7 to prevent murder and other crimes, to keep us "safe" but we will feel like trapped rats in our own homes.
I agree with Marisa and Sammie. It depends on where you are and what you're doing. If you're at school, most of the time you don't have privacy, and the government can pretty much get into about everything they need to know about you. But at certain age limits, people do have some certain privacies.
I believe that our privacy is secure to the biggest extent possible while still being nationally safe. I do not agree with all parts of the Patriot Act but I do agree with the parts that give the government authority to act and arrest terrorists when our national security is at risk.
i think if you aren't doing anything that requires a search warrant, or having your wires tapped, you're privacy is secure. you're in control of your own privacy.
I believe that we do have some privacy but not 24/7. Like Sammie said we have it at home to some extent, but the government can go in at anytime and tap your phonelines if they think your a terrorist. So do we really have privacy at home? That would be up to what you think, but to me our privacy is becomming less and less.
There is no actual statement of privacy in the constitution, however there are hints that such a right exists; like the fourth amendment. Which states that the police must get a warrant before they can search or seize personal property. It's recognized that inside our homes we have a greater expectation of privacy as to school or any time we are in a more public place; which I think is OK.
I think that we all have privacy to the extent of home. But if you do one little thing wrong to anything they have every right to go into your home on no notice. They can tap your lines and go through your personal things.
Toby has one good point. We need to know if we want privacy or safety. I choose safety. I say if you have nothing to hide then why would the gov. even bother with you.
Our lives have never been private nor are they ever going to be.. and i agree with what a lot of people are saying.. they invade our privacy and we are limited
With the Patriot Act, there is no unbiased party ascertaining whether or not the 'government' truly has enough evidence to invade someone's privacy, as there was when a search warrant was required and an official must first present the evidence to a judge. I think the government still protects our privacy to an extent, but those rights are slowly being eaten away.
I have no faith in our government, and I'm not going to believe these "guarantees" they give us. I don't feel like my privacy is respected. After the Patriot Act, who knows what's going on. You can never be sure if your privacy is being respected.
we don't have full privacy but the government wants us to believe that we do. They can check anyone with a cell phone they can check what they are texting or who they are calling. So i meant we have very limited privacy
With today's technology, we really do not have any true privacy. There are cameras everywhere and we have to be careful what we do at all places. Now with the patriot act, we can also et our phones tapped. Basically, unless you are in the safety of your own home, not using any computers or phones, then you have privacy.
I think that the government is trying to make us believe that we have privacy, but we really don't. I think that because if the government wants to tap your line they can, if they want to raid your house they can, and if they want to monitor you outside of your home they can. But i somewhat believe that it is for our own protection.
i think that we have our privacy most of the time but the government can go in at any time and tap our phone lines at any time. i think they could do more to protect us.
Our privacy isn't as secure as it use to be. However,if it is a matter of national security I think the government has the right to look into some things so they can catch the terrorists.
I agree with dirtydeeds up there the only real privacy is at your house excluding contact with the outer world. The government tries to make it seem like we have privacy in America, but we really don't.
I have no idea how the government claims to protect my privacy. personally I feel like my privacy is protected but maybe I'm just being naive... I just think that out of all the inhabitants of the united states, I wouldn't be interesting enough to be kept an eye on by the government.
Privacy and protection can only go so far, once its reached that border, thats when they start wiring houses and setting up cameras...pretty much invading our privacy act.
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I believe that the goverment is trying to lead us on that they are trying to protect our privacy while they are attempting to invade our privacy under the disguise of saying that it is for national security.
people may think that there is total privacy but then they always invaded peoples privacy and i think that's not right unless it's a major decision.
I think we have privacy in our own ways. you have privacy at home but at school your privacy is limited. I think its where you are and how you protect your privacy.
I believe we all have privacy to a certain extent. Like Marisa said. We have privacy at home but at school it gets limited. It depends on where you are. Plus like Andrew said, the government is saying we have privacy but yet can invade it if they think something is up. The government is trying to make us think we have a lot of privacy but yet sometimes we don't.
The government claims to protect our privacy by upholding the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and by supposedly keeping phone lines, computers, and other devices secure. But now with the revealing of the Patriot Act we cannot be certain how much privacy we still hold. The Patriot Act does not personally bother me but it is just one more freedom that the government is infringing on.
They require search warrants. But they could do more t protect us.
we all have privacy, but the gov. can invade that privacy if they have good reason to.
I think we have a lot of privacy in our lives more then others do. I agree with Marisa about privacy at home and limited at school.
i feel i have privacy, but it seems to keep getting less all the time
We as Americans have to decide if we want privacy or safety because we can't have both. The safer we want to be the more the privacy of ourselves is invaded now the government doesn't need a warrant to arrest suspected terrorists. But if the CIA has strong evidence that someone is a terrorist then don't you think a warrant would be easy to obtain. I just think the patriot act is a terrible infringement on the Bill of Rights, and we should work to get this changed back. This could be the beginning of the government later will saying that they are going to watch all of us 24/7 to prevent murder and other crimes, to keep us "safe" but we will feel like trapped rats in our own homes.
they guaranty nothing about privacy and thanks to the patriot act there is not much privacy at all.
in the fact that we have alot of the things we want and our own houses to do all the things in but the government can also be watching us at any time
in the fact that we have alot of the things we want and our own houses to do all the things in but the government can also be watching us at any time
I agree with Marisa and Sammie. It depends on where you are and what you're doing. If you're at school, most of the time you don't have privacy, and the government can pretty much get into about everything they need to know about you. But at certain age limits, people do have some certain privacies.
I believe that our privacy is secure to the biggest extent possible while still being nationally safe. I do not agree with all parts of the Patriot Act but I do agree with the parts that give the government authority to act and arrest terrorists when our national security is at risk.
i think if you aren't doing anything that requires a search warrant, or having your wires tapped, you're privacy is secure. you're in control of your own privacy.
I believe that we do have some privacy but not 24/7. Like Sammie said we have it at home to some extent, but the government can go in at anytime and tap your phonelines if they think your a terrorist. So do we really have privacy at home? That would be up to what you think, but to me our privacy is becomming less and less.
There is no actual statement of privacy in the constitution, however there are hints that such a right exists; like the fourth amendment. Which states that the police must get a warrant before they can search or seize personal property. It's recognized that inside our homes we have a greater expectation of privacy as to school or any time we are in a more public place; which I think is OK.
I think that we all have privacy to the extent of home. But if you do one little thing wrong to anything they have every right to go into your home on no notice. They can tap your lines and go through your personal things.
I think that we all have privacy but the gov. is slowly taking it away from us.
Toby has one good point. We need to know if we want privacy or safety. I choose safety. I say if you have nothing to hide then why would the gov. even bother with you.
I agree with doke but still believe that most of our privacy is still secure. There are different views that will have different ideas
Our lives have never been private nor are they ever going to be.. and i agree with what a lot of people are saying.. they invade our privacy and we are limited
With the Patriot Act, there is no unbiased party ascertaining whether or not the 'government' truly has enough evidence to invade someone's privacy, as there was when a search warrant was required and an official must first present the evidence to a judge. I think the government still protects our privacy to an extent, but those rights are slowly being eaten away.
i don't believe anyone's privacy is protected at all especially with the threat of terrorism
the government says it cant invade your home but it does under the guise of national security
I have no faith in our government, and I'm not going to believe these "guarantees" they give us. I don't feel like my privacy is respected. After the Patriot Act, who knows what's going on. You can never be sure if your privacy is being respected.
we don't have full privacy but the government wants us to believe that we do. They can check anyone with a cell phone they can check what they are texting or who they are calling. So i meant we have very limited privacy
With today's technology, we really do not have any true privacy. There are cameras everywhere and we have to be careful what we do at all places. Now with the patriot act, we can also et our phones tapped. Basically, unless you are in the safety of your own home, not using any computers or phones, then you have privacy.
I think no one has privacy if u use a cell phone or computer or and electronic device but if u dont have nuthin to hide then why worry
I think that the government is trying to make us believe that we have privacy, but we really don't. I think that because if the government wants to tap your line they can, if they want to raid your house they can, and if they want to monitor you outside of your home they can. But i somewhat believe that it is for our own protection.
i think that we have our privacy most of the time but the government can go in at any time and tap our phone lines at any time. i think they could do more to protect us.
Our privacy isn't as secure as it use to be. However,if it is a matter of national security I think the government has the right to look into some things so they can catch the terrorists.
I agree with dirtydeeds up there the only real privacy is at your house excluding contact with the outer world. The government tries to make it seem like we have privacy in America, but we really don't.
i dont think it matters because if your not doing anything wrong whats it matter
I have no idea how the government claims to protect my privacy. personally I feel like my privacy is protected but maybe I'm just being naive... I just think that out of all the inhabitants of the united states, I wouldn't be interesting enough to be kept an eye on by the government.
Hell no we don't have privacy we, but it shouldnt matter cause we shouldnt be doing anything that we dont want others knowing.
Privacy and protection can only go so far, once its reached that border, thats when they start wiring houses and setting up cameras...pretty much invading our privacy act.
they try to protect privacy, but when they are not, it is because they are supposedly protecting lives.......i hope.
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