Thursday, September 20, 2012

Right to Privacy Sept. 19, 2012

2.) Freedom of: Religion, Speech, Assembly, Press, and Petition.

3.)      In today's completely digital society it seems a lot harder to keep your privacy with a lot of things. There are numerous social sites that, for one, allow you to expose anything you want whenever you want and in some cases, anyone in the world almost can access that information. Computers and social sites aren't the only things that make this current time one for all to see, newer and better recording devices, microphones, cameras, "bugs", chips, everything has been invented that could ever steal information or invade privacy. Technology isn't the main thing to blame here though, people who know what to do and what they need to get certain information also know how work the new technology sometimes for very negative purposes; it can tempt people. With all the technological advances and the way more and more people are thinking now, there wont be any privacy left alone anywhere.

4.)     The Patriot Act of October, 2001, is an acronym (USA PATRIOT) that stands for  Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorism Act. This act was put into play by President Bush on October 26, 2001. The Patriot Act was initially one of the responses to the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. This act basically gave  law enforcement agencies' gathering of intelligence within the United States; expanded the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign individuals and entities, and many other changes to the system. In a nutshell, this act gave more "power" to the big people in charge and allowed them to be more in depth with the people they deal with; they can get in your business and you can't do a whole lot about it because of the Patriot Act put in to play and the fact that no one wants another incident like 9-11. Better be safe than sorry.

5.) I do in a way think that the Patriot Act does indeed violate the first amendment in a couple different ways, but I also think it's necessary. I don't like the fact that it gave so much more "personal power" to the people in charge, but on the other hand, if they weren't like that and had that not started we could have had another attack or something worse. I think that its either in violation of or defending the first amendment and that's just depends on the person at hand. It's a scary thought to know that the government or certain agencies can get information on you and essentially learn everything about your privacy in a matter of minuets, but for all the potential terrorists out there, I'm glad it exists and that we have it; it must be used in the right way though.

6.) http://www.webmd.com/parenting/teen-abuse-cough-medicine-9/teen-privacy

7.)http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/23/chris-huhne-partner-accuses-daily-mail

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