MEERKAT SURVEILLANCE TEAM
Personal privacy on the Internet is one
of the most important topics in current events today. Is privacy truly
the new luxury expenditure? Would you pay for a subscription to Google
or the social media platforms if your privacy was guaranteed, and all
ads were on an opt-in basis? Or would you hire a pair of meerkats?
The Snowden affair is an indication of
the state of privacy on the Internet. “Snowden was an employee and
technical contractor for the United States National Security Agency, and
a former employee of the Central Intelligence who leaked details of
several top-secret United States and British government mass
surveillance programs to the press.” (Wikipedia) This surveillance
included information obtained from Google, Verizon, Facebook, Yahoo,
Amazon, and Microsoft.
His disclosures have fueled a variety of
debates branding him a hero/whistleblower or a traitor. His stand is
“to inform the public as to that which is done in their name (the war on
terror) and that which is done against them”(the 4th amendment).
Here is the excerpt from the Bill of Rights, and is known as the 4th amendment.
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
In an article in the Guardian,
a British newspaper, John Naughton (a newspaper columnist) writes in an
editorial piece, that the media is telling the wrong story: “the story
here is where the proper balance between freedom and security lies”.
The most important outcome of this he feels is that the days of the
Internet as a truly open global network are numbered if governments can
demand wholesale information on its citizens activities. And, how do
you divide the Internet and which country is watching what and whom?
In conclusion, Mr. Naughton quotes
Neelie Kroes, vice president of the European commission, "If businesses
or governments think they might be spied on," she said, "they will have
less reason to trust the cloud, and it will be cloud providers who
ultimately miss out. Why would you pay someone else to hold your
commercial or other secrets, if you suspect or know they are being
shared against your wishes? Front or back door – it doesn't matter – any
smart person doesn't want the information shared at all. Customers will
act rationally and providers will miss out on a great opportunity."
What do you think?
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