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When it comes to the topic of the Malaysia Airlines fight 370, despite the beliefs of some elaborate conspiracy theorists, most of us already agree that the plane remains missing. Where this agreement usually ends, however, involves making the conscious decision to step away from the media’s entrapping consumption frenzy of following the search efforts and delving into the reasons as to how a plane in our post 9-11 world can completely disappear from satellite grids without a trace. Whereas some are convinced that more security measures should be taken to ensure public safety others maintain that the government should not infringe on their constitutional right to privacy. Politicians, citizens, and scholars studying the topic continue to engage in this controversial debate of crime control verses due process using digital platforms.
Individual rights activists, or those who strictly value due process are individuals who seek to protect personal freedoms and rights within society. Public order or safety advocates are citizens, who believe that under certain conditions and situations involving a criminal threat to public safety, the interests of society as a whole should take precedent over individual rights. Could MH370 have been found if individualized personal surveillance methods were a routine government procedure? Or does the personal freedom of not being able to be located by government authorities at all times, outweigh the probability of an tragic incident such the missing MH370 flight, or 9-11 occurring and the plane being located immediately.
Individual rights activists often persist that limiting intelligence collection to a targeted query, and searching for specific information based on the principle of probable ca...

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In sum the MH370 flight presents many other problems, than the fact that the plane is still missing. Incidents like these spike fire to the privacy debate and its’ relation to national security. Privacy is an issue that affects every citizen, and because of this everyone should engage in the discussion as an active participants in our society. One of the easiest and most convenient ways to enter this debate is using internet platforms. Twitter and Facebook have both been widely used in the engaging with conversations about very opinionated topics, such as the due process versus crime control debate. Simple navigation of the platforms can transform a user interested in this topic into an actively participating member of our society who cares about this topic and engaged in conversation about its’ current and potential future effects on them.

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