Edward Snowden

In a moment of national outrage, confusion, and sorrow, the American government passed legislation that gutted the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On October 26, 2001, Congress passed an act titled the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.” This act, abbreviated, spells out USA PATRIOT, more commonly known as The Patriot Act. The Patriot Act expands the power of the US government to an all-time high while neglecting…...

In the anxious years since 9/11, surveillance has become one of the essential infrastructures for 21st-century social life, commerce, and government. With an endless number of drones, sensors, scanners, archives, and algorithms constantly at work for governments and corporations alike, these technologies of monitoring, securing, and sorting are not always visible to the naked eye, but are always humming in the background in ways that we have barely begun to understand. As these systems inch towards a creepy kind of…...

Is the advancement of technology doing more harm than good? Cyber hackers, cyber-terrorist, thieves, these are all words used to describe the people that have used their internet maneuvering abilities to compromise so-called “Trusted” sites. Patents rights, classified information, and personal informations are all words used to describe the information that is being hacked. Privacy is the word be targeted in this technological age. Not only is it being targeted but it is being demolished by social media sites, company’s,…...

Who is Edward Snowden? A computer specialist that worked for NSA, a high-tech division of the U.S Department of Defense. What did he do? He leaked domestic and international classified information on our allies. How did people react? Americans were disturbed by the invasion of privacy. Foreign Officials were outraged to figure out that allies tapped their private phones. Why do people see him as a hero, others as a traitor? He revealed to the world about America spying intelligence…...

There’s a global war going on right now. I’m not talking about Syria, I’m talking about the war on the Internet. As the Internet has gotten bigger over the years, it has become a bigger interest for governments all over the world. Presidents and kings have a Twitter account now, and all the plans for budget spending are put on government websites. But it also has become a bigger problem for people in power all over the world. The giant…...

The book 1984 by George Orwell is one of the most powerful warnings ever issued against the dangers of a totalitarian society. It illustrates the worst human society imaginable, in an effort to convince readers to avoid any path that might lead toward such societal degradation. In his book, Orwell talked about the invasion of government into our lives, the effect that it would be on our freedom and the repercussions in everyday life. He describes a world beyond our…...

There has been a ton of controversy surrounding the topic of the NSA. Throughout the history of the United States we have fallen victim to terrorist attacks and we cannot blame the governments desire to be ten steps ahead rather than 10 steps behind. The NSA’s main focus is our safety, they do not exist to infringe on our constitutional rights. Liberty and security go hand-in-hand; one cannot exist without the other. People tend to approach this topic on a…...

One often finds that standing up and working in favor of the greater good usually results in negative consequences. Edward Snowden encountered this crossroad while working as a technical contractor for the NSA and the CIA. While working at the NSA's Oahu office, Snowden began noticing various government policies and techniques that the NSA was using in order to spy on American citizens. Through phone calls and internet use, information was gathered about various citizens without their consent. After only…...

Introduction Edward Snowden was born in America. The place of his birth was in North Carolina he was born in 1983. He worked in a company named national security agency. His mother worked for the federal court. Snowden father was a former coast guard in Pennsylvania. He was subcontracted under the owner named Booz Allen. Within three month Edward planned on collecting the NSA secret document that was practiced by them very secretly. These documents were made by the owner…...