Watching You, Upfront Magazine Response

The United States’ national security has been an important issue this past year, mainly since National Security Agency’s (NSA)  leaked information that said how  the government legally taps phones and tracks cell data. Also, The government forces phone companies to hand over user data so it could be tracked.  This caused a whole frenzy of paranoia and many conspiracies made by US citizens.  I read the article Watching You from Upfront magazine to learn more on the topic

            The article discusses how much the government should monitor you and whether it is in fact constitutionally safe.  For instance the author describes how Obama  was sued for having phone cells monitored. The prosecutor claimed that it violated the 4^th amendment of the constitution: The amendment protects U.S. citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures.  Having your phone monitored by the government without them having any evidence or reason the be suspicious of illegal conversations or being a terrorist isn’t right.  That makes it an unreasonable search or seizure.

            Paranoia and conspiracy theories are spreading to many Americans because of the far of government monitoring cell data.  Obama recently had a press conference discussing new policies for the NSA The government will stop searching US telephone data  except for two situations: if a judge gives approval to search when there is reasons to suspect a person or in times of national emergency like a terrorist attack. Also the NSA promises to stop tapping the phones of UN foreign allies.

            Since Obama has fixed his policies on national security, people will feel a little safer and less paranoid about the government watching them.  The problem is there

Might be pros and cons to this change of policies.  Something could happen that our government might have been able to stop by monitoring cell data.  Who knows?  But For know, America will feel a little safer and will be a better place to live.