Thursday, August 8, 2013

Week 4 EOC: Edward Snowden

On the legal side of this situation I agree that Edward Snowden should be punish for breaking his contract with the NSA and leaking the information about the U.S. government. "I'm willing to sacrifice all of that because I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building." On the other hand why should the U.S. Government have the right to tap into the citizen privacy with out their knowledge, even though they may say its for the protection of the people why should we feel that we are no longer free to whi,e on the internet or even on our phone.      
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/politics/edward-snowden-profile

"This issue is readily reduced to the conflict between liberty and privacy and security. More than once, Benjamin Franklin has been cited in connection with this case: "Those who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Snowden in my eyes is a guy that knew what was and is going on in the NSA and could not just sit back and act like things are not taking place under the people of the USA nose. Snowden him self came from a family and he most likely want to make sure they are protected and not in the blind with the US government.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130806/OPINION01/308060007/Edward-Snowden-deserves-our-begrudging-thanks

Mr. Snowden thanked Russia for giving him permission to enter the country “in accordance with its laws and international obligations.” He accused the Obama administration of disregarding domestic and international law since his disclosures, but added that “in the end, the law is winning.” This makes me think in a way that every thing that Snowden has leak is in most true. Snowden knew he had to get away to another country that is and has been in-good with the USA for the most part in order to get this information out on the US government wrongdoing. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/world/europe/edward-snowden-russia.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

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