Now I know this discussion has likely happened in here before, but I've been thinking a lot about this lately, so thought I'd see if we can get something going anyway.
Basically, which is more important to you, your own privacy, or feeling safe from threats of terror?
Whenever something is released about... let's say the NSA spying on people there's always a huge backlash. When we find out the Government screens our calls, reads our e-mails, monitors our social media etc, then there's always people claiming their privacy has been invaded. Yet on the other hand, do these people also not want to be protected from terrorism?
The Government has task-forces assigned to finding plots of terror before they happen, and stopping them in advance. They do this by scanning emails, listening to phones, monitoring social media etc. So in the end, we can't have one without the other. We can't have a Government trying to prevent these acts unless they spy on us all.
Personally, if the Government is reading my e-mails, I don't really care, because I have nothing to hide. I know they are most likely scanning through millions of items every day, probably searching for key words and who knows what else, so why would they care that I just sent a meme to a friend, or spend way too much time on youtube, they have MUCH bigger fish to fry.
So in your opinion, what's worse? Being spied on or being protected? Would you rather your privacy be 100% well... private, or would you rather the Government keep working to prevent acts of terror before they happen?
Basically, which is more important to you, your own privacy, or feeling safe from threats of terror?
Whenever something is released about... let's say the NSA spying on people there's always a huge backlash. When we find out the Government screens our calls, reads our e-mails, monitors our social media etc, then there's always people claiming their privacy has been invaded. Yet on the other hand, do these people also not want to be protected from terrorism?
The Government has task-forces assigned to finding plots of terror before they happen, and stopping them in advance. They do this by scanning emails, listening to phones, monitoring social media etc. So in the end, we can't have one without the other. We can't have a Government trying to prevent these acts unless they spy on us all.
Personally, if the Government is reading my e-mails, I don't really care, because I have nothing to hide. I know they are most likely scanning through millions of items every day, probably searching for key words and who knows what else, so why would they care that I just sent a meme to a friend, or spend way too much time on youtube, they have MUCH bigger fish to fry.
So in your opinion, what's worse? Being spied on or being protected? Would you rather your privacy be 100% well... private, or would you rather the Government keep working to prevent acts of terror before they happen?