Going Off Grid for the Sake of Privacy
The American government spies on American citizens every day. Brand new information, right? Orwell's novel, 1984, did not warn us at all about the reach some governments may hold over, well, everything. This spying may even include the technology companies that people use for their cellular phone plans. But, proven recently by the Edward Snowden leaks in the British newspaper, The Guardian, the National Security Agency of the United States in fact spies on their own citizens and nations the US supposedly holds in high esteem (Greenwald & MacAskill, 2013). Many Americans may feel little effect on their lives because they have nothing to hide. However, the idea of the United States government invading their own citizens' privacy without warrants for the sake of finding terrorists feels very wrong and downright creepy (Greenwald & Bell, 2013). So, if the United States' government wants our information, regardless of the consequences, let us make gathering that information hard for them. Starting the process of going off grid and removing all aspects of your life from the internet, family, and businesses only requires a few simple steps. The first step, get rid of that cell phone. Just bought the new iPhone? Tough luck because the government specifically targeted Apple's systems for surveillance using a top-secret program called PRISM (Greenwald & MacAskill, 2013). The same goes for other technology companies like Google and Verizon. The possibility of gaining any semblance of privacy relies on getting rid of that cell phone. Sure, mom might get a flat tire on the highway and she cannot contact you for a ride or help. Who cares? Privacy holds way more importance than mom being stuck on I-95. Also, why is she calling? ... ... middle of paper ... ...low 2008 and 2004 levels: Number of eligible voters increases by eight million, five million fewer votes cast . Retrieved from http://bipartisanpolicy.org/news/press-releases/2012/11/2012-election-turnout-dips-below-2008-and-2004-levels-number-eligible Greenwald, G., & Ball, J. (2013, June 20). The top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/us Greenwald, G., & MacAskill, E. (2013, June 6). NSA prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google, and others. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/us Hosenball, M. (2013, October 31). obama halted nsa spying on imf and world bank headquarters. Reuters. Retrieved from reuters.com Simpson, D., & Brown, P. (2013, September 30). Nsa mines facebook for connections, including americans' profiles. CNN U.S.. Retrieved from Cnn.com
In this essay, the author
- Opines that if the united states government wants our information, regardless of the consequences, let us make gathering that information hard for them.
- Explains that the government targeted apple's systems for surveillance using a top-secret program called prism. the possibility of gaining any semblance of privacy depends on getting rid of that cell phone.
- Recommends getting rid of a bank account and credit cards. the nsa spies on the international monetary fund and world bank.
- Opines that if the united states government wants our information, regardless of the consequences, let us make gathering that information hard for them.
- Explains that the government targeted apple's systems for surveillance using a top-secret program called prism. the possibility of gaining any semblance of privacy depends on getting rid of that cell phone.
- Recommends getting rid of a bank account and credit cards. the nsa spies on the international monetary fund and world bank.
- Opines that the next step for ensuring privacy is to get rid of those pesky facebook, myspace, and google+ accounts. the nsa uses facebook when mining for data about americans and people of other nationalities.
- Opines that unless millions more american citizens start voting and caring about what the government does behind closed doors, all american citizen's privacy remains at risk.
- Explains that 2012 election turnout dips below 2008 and 2004 levels. number of eligible voters increases by eight million, five million fewer votes cast.
- Analyzes how nsa prism program taps into user data of apple, google, and others without a warrant.
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