Internet Privacy

“The task is simple to explain but harder to achieve. If we do not incorporate adequate security measures in our computer and communications infrastructure, we risk being overwhelmed by external enemies. If we put an externally focused view of security ahead of all other concerns, we risk being overwhelmed by their misuse. We must find a set of rules and a mechanism for overseeing those rules that allows society to defend itself from its genuine enemies while keeping communication surveillance from stifling dissent, enforcing morality and invading privacy. If we do not, the right to use privacy –enhancing technology that was won in the 1990s will be lost again.”

As a growing topic of discussion, privacy in our society has stirred quite some concern. With the increase of technology and social networking our standards for privacy have been altered and the boundary between privacy and government has been blurred. In the article, Visible Man: Ethics in a World Without Secrets, Peter Singer addresses the different aspects of privacy that are being affected through the use of technology. The role of privacy in a democratic society is a tricky endeavor, however, each individual has a right to privacy. In our society, surveillance undermines privacy and without privacy there can be no democracy.

In the article, they discuss how the NSA has overreached and “cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and emails” (Ball). Throughout the article, they argue that the NSA is interfering with American privacy, and security, by trying to win a war on encryption. They even reveal that the NSA is even coercing some unnamed technology companies and Internet Service Providers to cooperate with their demands and hand over keys or create backdoors. According to the NSA, this is “the price of admission for the US to maintain unrestricted access to and use of cyberspace” (Ball). Yet, at the same time they are effectively undermining the security of different networks. Additionally, the article “NSA Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on Web” by Nicole Perlroth, Jeff Larson, and Scott Shane build on this argument of national security against privacy. They argue that the NSA is undermining everyday privacy in communications of today’s digital

The ease of communication means that people can use the internet in very destructive ways. Terrorist groups can use the Internet in communication as well as planning attacks on various places across the globe. This means that the government has to make sure that it is vigilant in the quest to ensure that the internet is not used in a way that can pose a threat to national security. This paper will address the connection between internet privacy and government spying (Ferguson).

With the rise of the internet, some people argue that privacy no longer exists. From the 2013 revelations of government surveillance of citizens’ communications to companies that monitor their employees’ internet usage, this argument seems to be increasingly true. Yet, Harvard Law professor Charles Fried states that privacy, “is necessarily related to ends and relations of the most fundamental sort: respect, love, friendship and trust” (Fried 477). However, Fried is not arguing that in a world where privacy, in its most simple terms, is becoming scarce that these foundations of human interactions are also disappearing. Instead, Fried expands on the traditional definition of privacy while contesting that privacy, although typically viewed

This article argues that any “restriction on access to and use of encryption” may violate fundamental human rights, which are codified in our nation’s and state’s laws. Moreover, the author argues that any violation of such rights must be weighed against their benefits. Amnesty International goes on to argue that setting a precedent that would provide a “backdoor” to user’s products or services, significantly interferences with a user’s privacy rights and freedom of expression. Since such “backdoors” can be applied indiscriminately, this article argues that in no world is the precedent proportional to the benefits it accrues. I will use this article to lay out my arguments relating to individuals and their rights in relation to private corporations and encryption.

Is the issue of privacy in the context of our modern world easy to comprehend? Are privacy and cyber security one of the most pressing issues in our world today, or can we leave the task up to our government officials to regulate? These are all questions that law professor Daniel J. Solove attempts to answer. Armed with the help of privacy specialists, authors and blog commenters, Solove begins to unpack the nuanced dichotomy between privacy, surveillance and data collection. There are many opposing viewpoints that seek to sway the reader’s attention from the task at hand, which is demystifying the certain perils of our transparent world, which can be somewhat difficult to wrap the reader’s head around. The article’s rationale, while scattered, is consistent and layered in thought. While his credentials and literary examples bring an element of validity to the table, the nothing-to-hide argument messes with his rationale.

The relationship between government and citizens is often called into question when it comes to surveillance and the privacy of the people against the value of the information gained. This situation is echoed within the makeup of our online society, as we are given small benefits and social reasons to allow access to our information, while the government takes in as much data as they can to monitor people and use it as protection against possible outside threats, which results in a difficult balance. Through this, the government, commonly referred to as “Big Brother,” watches the habits of its citizens and while many think that the Internet is a battleground for privacy, the government holds much more weight because of their access to information,

The concern about privacy on the Internet is increasingly becoming an issue of international dispute. ?Citizens are becoming concerned that the most intimate details of their daily lives are being monitored, searched and recorded.? (www.britannica.com) 81% of Net users are concerned about threats to their privacy while online. The greatest threat to privacy comes from the construction of e-commerce alone, and not from state agents. E-commerce is structured on the copy and trade of intimate personal information and therefore, a threat to privacy on the Internet.

We are living in the world where we are required to yield our personal data information to authority or companies such as names, date of birth, social security number or even credit numbers (Magalhaes, 2012). We may be aware that the personal data can expose to unauthorized people if our data is not secure properly, either via wire or wireless network. Lost or stolen data has been seen while data is transferred between different users using both networks. Can we trust companies to keep our data safe from being lost or misuse? Yes, we can. With new cyber-crime laws are enforced, it is in the company's best interest to keep their customers' data more secure (Magalhaes, 2012). This article will summarize the major security risks and threats to

The principle of freedom in the United States of America has always tied with one’s private matters. But with technology advancing at such a rapid rate, the idea of privacy might soon become something from a fairytale. Especially included, is one’s online persona. The American government has begun to derestrict itself from the bounds of an individual's personal matters online. In reception, many Americans feel that their natural given rights are being exploited. They feel that the government has no justifiable reasons to be vigilating information that is not intended for anybody’s eyes except its rightful owner. However, it is truly necessary for the government to observe what citizens are doing online because it protects both the United States

Thanks to the popularization of the internet, we can now keep ourselves connected to the cloud every minute. While the internet has brought us immense convenience and enjoyment, we have been compromising our privacy using it. Every day, we exchange megabytes or even gigabytes of data via the internet, and inevitably share our personal information with someone out there. Throughout the past decades, we have begun to realize that the internet is not secure—our information could be easily acquired by someone we don’t even know. Admittedly, today, our activities online can be easily surveilled. The discussion over privacy and surveillance has been heated in the recent several years, and many have blamed surveillance for “damaging democracy” and “invading human rights.” However, we should realize that we are looking at the issue too subjectively. We are far too over paranoid about our privacy. We need to give online data collection credit for keeping our society

In the 21st century, modern life is created and molded around technology. Your usual day of going to work, browsing the internet, calling a friend, or using GPS is technology’s gold mine of intel gathering on everything that was, is, or will be you. You are recorded through security cameras and captured through cell phone videos and imaging anywhere you go. Your cookies are traced and sent to advertisers and your phone calls are recorded from towers and archived. This has caused the argument that true privacy no longer exists, and it’s a sound one. History shows that citizens fought for privacy more vivaciously in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. However, since the boom of the digital era, people have been resigning themselves to the fact that their data and personal information will be seen, monitored, and used in exchange for security, convenience, and entertainment.

The digital age has become our way of life,but for all this information there are consequences like our privacy. We are constantly being tracked and recorded on the internet. (Risen, P. 1) Tracking, however, is not the only thing we have to worry about. There are also hackers that get a hold of that private data a leak it to the world. For example,” in the year 2015, 505 data breaches have targeted businesses, government agencies, and other institutions, exposing more than 139 million records”. (Risen, P.) All of those people had their information spread just by using the internet for things we think and good and time savers like online shopping. Another example is “The 30 million users of AshleyMadison.com thought they had some privacy – until hackers last week exposed their names, addresses and credit card payments…”(Risen, P.) Both show how much of an invasion of our privacy the collection of our private data can be. Our privacy to what we do is not safe if not just recorded, but it also can be leaked to the whole

Privacy is a valuable interest and is now threatened more than ever by technological advances. Privacy is defined as the ability to control the collection, use, and dissemination of personal information (Fast Trac Course ). At one time people could once feel confident that what others may find out about them would be treated in a way that it would probably do any harm. Information technology has been beneficial for privacy. By having access to ATMs and online banking we rarely have to present ourselves to a teller. Online shopping offers similar benefits such as being able to shop without standing in long lines and being able to compare prices and research products before purchasing. However, since so much of what we do daily is done