No Place To Hide, By Glenn Greenwald

The Internet is a surveillance state. Whether we admit it to ourselves or not, and whether we like it or not, we're being tracked all the time. Google tracks us, both on its pages and on other pages it has access to. Facebook does the same; it even tracks non-Facebook users. Apple tracks us on our iPhones and iPads. One reporter used a tool called Collusion to track who was tracking him; 105 companies tracked his Internet use during one 36-hour period. Increasingly, what we do on the Internet is being combined with other data about us. Unmasking Broadwell's identity involved correlating her Internet activity with her hotel stays. Everything we do now involves computers, and computers produce data as a natural by-product. Everything is now

Right off the bat, Greenwald gives his opinion on the debate of privacy v security. Greenwald strongly believes that privacy, a constitutional right, should trump National security.There are many court cases that set limits on the government's power to invade privacy, and they are obviously using more power than they have. The book mainly recounts how Greenwald got involved in the debate about national security and how he met Snowden (whom he sees as a hero), but he also delves into the impact of the media. Greenwald expresses this thoughts on the uselessness of the media when it comes to important issues, because the media wants to stay on the good side of the government. He’s basically saying that they are not doing their jobs and that’s why it’s important to have men such as Snowden who will stand up for the

The whole idea of federalism and separation of powers was to make sure that we never let the government, or a certain part of it have too much power. Allowing unlimited surveillance power kind of defeats the purpose that the framers had in mind. A lot of people will argue that since the country is in a time of war(war against terror, the restrictions should be lifted. Let’s take a look at the bill of rights. The fourth amendment states, “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” The internet is where we do everything. The framers did not have anything similar to the internet when they wrote the constitution but it can be implied that the internet is similar to their papers. If somebody searches something in the privacy of their home, it should be kept private. We can also use the ninth amendment to strengthen of privacy over security. The ninth amendment states, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” Even though the right to internet privacy is not directly stated in the constitution, it can’t be denied to the