Should The NSA Prevent Privacy

Ever since the beginning of structured government authorities have always wanted to know what their people are thinking. In this modern age of computers and smartphones this sentence could never be truer. In the United States this surveillance especially became noticeable after 9/11 in 2001. This surveillance attempts to serve as a function of national security preventing terrorism. The problem is, some citizens believe of these acts of surveillance violate the fourth amendment.
This subject effects the people of the United States as a whole regardless of their internet and computer usage. The policies that the government has placed indirectly affect everyone from child to adult, rich and poor. Even though government surveillance may prevent some acts of terrorism, the government should not have the right to spy on its citizens. This surveillance should be stopped because it violates the people’s right to privacy, violates the constitution and could be a precedent for further invasions of privacy.
Just like any issue, especially political issues, the best way to understand a situation comes from looking at the past. The first thing that needs to be discussed is the NSA itself. The NSA is one of the biggest intelligence agencies in the United States. The NSA is focused around cryptography. According to the Miriam Webster Dictionary, cryptography is “the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code.” The NSA is responsible for all encryption of government information, decryption of foreign communications, as well as cyber warfare. The NSA’s ties go as far back as the early twentieth century in the United Kingdom. However, the actual organization wasn’t founded until 1952 under the Truman administration (Alexander 2). B...

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... the agency a very good reputation when looking at the most recent leak of information regarding surveillance of American citizen’s information. One can clearly see the NSA has violated the people’s right to privacy, violated the constitution, and if nothing changes the NSA will create a legal precedent for other government agencies to take advantage of the American people.
The issue of government surveillance is just one of the big problems the citizens of the United States face in the twenty first century. Unlike many other current issues the topic of government surveillance is not something that cannot be affected by the people. The issue is at a very important turning point and the people still hold the power to voice their opinion. It will be interesting to see how this whole situation turns out, and how the government will deal with whatever changes may come.