Link - http://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-reverses-ruling-that-found-nsa-program-illegal/
Date- 8/28/2015
Summary - A federal appeals court, in a somewhat surprising move, overwhelmingly reversed a lower appeals court decision in May that said the NSA Surveillance Program was excessive. The NSA program was created following 9/11, but the extent of phone collection was unclear until Edward Snowden's revelations in 2013 that the NSA collected the phone numbers of all calls made and received as well as the length of each call. In 2013, a US District Judge ruled that collection was likely unconstitutional but allowed the program to continue while under appellate review. The DC Circuit is the highest appeals court and all three of its judges spoke negatively of the case. One judge said the government wouldn't provide the necessary information to help the challenge to the program while another judge said the challengers needed to show they were targeted by the surveillance program.
This decision is especially interesting because Congress passed a law in June that phases out the bulk collection of phone records by the NSA, even though the FISA (double secret classified court) court claimed the USA Patriot Act of 2001 allowed the program. The new law from Congress requires phone companies to keep all phone records and allows the government to search the records without any warrant. Any further judicial decisions are irrelevant as the program shifts according to the new law, however, big brother will be collecting all phone records until then.
Question (s) - Do you know what the NSA does? Are you willing to give up some freedoms in order to have more security? Is the mass collection of phone records worthwhile?
The NSA in this case monitors the number of calls, made and received, as well as the length of each call. I am willing to give up some freedoms in order to make sure I am safe, as long as the government doesn't monitor every little detail of our private lives. I believe the mass collection of phone records could be worthwhile, but since it's public that the government is monitoring phone calls the people we are trying to catch just won't be contacting each other as frequently or suspiciously. So I guess in a sense it's a bit tedious.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA is an organization that keeps track of citizens' personal usage of their technologies in order to make sure that any attacks on the government will be seen by the NSA. I am willing to give a certain amount of my freedom for security, but there is a limit to what I believe the government can have. The mass collection of phone records is necessary, but ineffective, as there is a lot of information, and it is hard for the NSA to distinguish which people are dangerous. The NSA is necessary for our safety, but they must respect their government limits and must be able to distinguish between innocent and dangerous citizens.
ReplyDeleteNo i do not know what the NSA does and what their intentions are. I am willing to give up some freedom to have more security because i dont want to be put in harm and i dont want another terrorist attck happening on the country again. Not at all because why would you care if your not doing anyting bad. It would be way better to let them have these because you never know if anything is gonna happen.
ReplyDeleteAs much as everyone including myself appreciate to be safe I do not want to lose some freedoms to make it accessible. It'd defeat the purpose of all the law enforcement agencies we have to still be in place and being paid for if we have a system that could determine threats based of phone calls. I do not think the mass collection of phone records is worthwhile.. everyone deserves privacy especially if you got side females
ReplyDeleteNo i do not know what the NSA does and what their intentions are. I am willing to give up some freedom to have more security because i dont want to be put in harm and i dont want another terrorist attck happening on the country again. Not at all because why would you care if your not doing anyting bad. It would be way better to let them have these because you never know if anything is gonna happen.
ReplyDeleteI have a right to my phone calls if I want to call my friend and talk about ho f'ed up Obama is then I have every right to. Obama and the NSA is turning america into a Communist country. The Government is taking away freedom and rights that AMERICAN CITIZEN has. What I talk about over the phone is my business the Gov. has no right once so ever to listen in unless there is a warrant and I see it!
ReplyDeleteAll I have been told about the NSA is that they will listen and try to stop any terrorist attack before it happens. I do feel that its ok to lose some secrecy so that the US can watch my back and make sure my country doesn't get bombed. I believe that its not worth it because 9/10 of them would be pointless to have.
ReplyDeleteYes, I knew from last year in US history, that the NSA collected phone records and also read emails. Yes, I'm willing to give up these freedoms in order to be more secured. I consider the collection to be a waste of time for the NSA because there are many phone calls, but it does allow them to find possible terrorists and criminals.
ReplyDeleteAll I have been told about the NSA is that they will listen and try to stop any terrorist attack before it happens. I do feel that its ok to lose some secrecy so that the US can watch my back and make sure my country doesn't get bombed. I believe that its not worth it because 9/10 of them would be pointless to have.
ReplyDeleteI don not know what the NSA is. I am willing to give up my security for freedom. I feel that if you're not doing anything wrong it shouldnt matter if your recorded. I think the mass collection of phone records is worth while because it cause more positive things than negative.
ReplyDeletethe NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purpose. I am happy with the amount of security I have right now so i am not willing to give anything up for more security because i dont need anymore or less. It is not worth it to collect any of our phone call information. As citizens of the United States we should have the freedom to be able to call whoever we want without the call being compromised or being tracked.
ReplyDeleteI don not know what the NSA is. I am willing to give up my security for freedom. I feel that if you're not doing anything wrong it shouldnt matter if your recorded. I think the mass collection of phone records is worth while because it cause more positive things than negative.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA is responsable for security hences the name National Security Agency but they collected everyones phone records. Yes, it is better to be save than sorry. No because their is too many people that use phones as communcation and if they did, looking for acts of terriorism will take too long.
ReplyDeleteI am willing to give up more freedoms to have more security, but to a certain extent. I think that things like collecting the phone records of every person in the U.S. is not worth much of my freedoms, because as stated in the article, the government reviews "only a tiny fraction of the information it collects" (AP). I think that the mass collection is really excessive, especially if not much of it ends up being used in the end. I also think that spending federal money on this sort of excess is sort of wasteful. If the NSA can prove that the information they have been collecting has something to show, and has somehow been helpful, then maybe it would be more worthwhile, but until then, I think it's too much.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA is the National Security Agency, and it was created after 9/11 to check up on our phone calls to see if there are any possible terrorist threats. I am willing to give up my freeedom. Technology is increasing and it will be easier for terrorists to harm us in the future. So because of this I am willing to give up some of my freedoms for a better security. The mass collection of phone records is wothrwhile. You never know who is a terrorist. A terrorist can be an American himself.
ReplyDeleteNSA is an acronym, abbreviation or slang word. NSA stands for No Strings Attached. The government supervises phone calls so the country as a whole can prevent terrorists attacks. I am willing to give up some of my freedom knowing that i am safe and sound. Yes it is worthwhile the government can be a step ahead in tracking finding terrorists.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA follows your phone as well as trying to keep you safe from harmful foreign intelligence. I would give up some of my freedoms to stay safe.As long as you are not breaking any laws than you should be alright for them to track your data. I think the mass collection of the phone records can only be a positive thing and to protect the citizens.
ReplyDeleteNSA is an acronym, abbreviation or slang word. NSA stands for No Strings Attached. The government supervises phone calls so the country as a whole can prevent terrorists attacks. I am willing to give up some of my freedom knowing that i am safe and sound. Yes it is worthwhile the government can be a step ahead in tracking finding terrorists.
ReplyDeleteNSA is the United States National Security Agency, which was created after 9/11. NSA monitors all those who live in the U.S and gather information just incase of anything. While I am willing to give up some freedoms for more security, the NSA goes way too far. There's no reason as to why they should be monitoring every person, every day. They should only be monitoring people they feel are dangerous based off of past actions. It's like that say, "Innocent until proven guilty". I really don't think the mass collection of phone records is worthwhile because there must be thousands, if not millions,of phone calls every single day. There aren't enough people in the agency to even look at the daily phone calls, therefore it's really no use.
ReplyDeleteNSA is a surveillance program that collects phone numbers and calls. It shouldn't be a problem if you know that you are not doing anything bad that you don't want people to spy on you. It will be useless to go through phone conversations trying to decode acts of terriorism
ReplyDeleteNSA is a surveillance program that collects phone numbers and calls. It shouldn't be a problem if you know that you are not doing anything bad that you don't want people to spy on you. It will be useless to go through phone conversations trying to decode acts of terriorism
ReplyDeleteThose responsible for supporting the NSA's collection of the public's phone calls seem to be personally invested in the idea. These investments emerged from personal experience oversees, such as Larry Klayman opinion about NSA based on his time and experience in Afghanistan. Although these opinions are valid, the voice American people seemed to be overlooked and unimportant. The rights of the constitution should be upheld and the rights of the American people heard.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA is responsible of the people's safety by tracking everyone's phone records. Yes, I will give up some of my freedom so that I can be safe. Yes, it is worthwhile to collect all of the phone record so that we can listen to the phone conversation if someone is trying to endanger others.
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ReplyDeleteThe NSA is responsible for monitoring phone calls, and other information. I learned this in my sophomore English class. I am willing to give up my freedom in return for more security. As long as people aren't doing anything illegal, they shouldn't worry about the NSA keeping records of their phone calls. Having a mass collection of phone records seems to be a little excessive because it seems very difficult to locate any strange activity. I can imagine it being very expensive so I don't think it's worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA, or the National Security Agency, gathers intelligence by conducting surveillance on its adversaries and the citizens of the United States through the collection of phone-call, email and Internet data. It was created after the 9/11 incident to protect US national security systems. I am willing to give up some freedoms for security if it could potentially save lives. I'm not sure if a mass collection of phone records is worth while because their are too many phone calls to monitor to really have it be effective.
ReplyDeleteThe National Security Agency, as known as the NSA, are held responsible for obtaining phone records to gain knowledge of foreign affairs since the 9/11 terrorist attack, this agency helps surveillance these records from emails to phones, or any internet site. Before the revealing from Edward Snowden of this accessibility, most citizens did not recognize the actions of the government. Now that most of society knows what the NSA does, i would give up some of my freedoms to ensure my safety as well as others. But to a certain extent would i like my personal information to be private for only myself to access.The ideology of mass collection of phone calls is a reasonable thought, but can be difficult for government officials to monitor all the phone records being made in one day.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA protects U.S. government communications and information regarding phone calls and call lengths. I am willing to give up some freedoms in order to have more security; If you are not doing anything wrong than you have nothing to worry about. I believe that the mass collection of phones is worthwhile, because it is for our own protection and will better detect attacks against our country.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA is an agency that the U.S. government established after 9/11 to try to protect citizens from possible terrorist attacks by monitoring people under its extensive communications surveillance program. I am willing to give up some freedoms in order to have more security. I am not alone in my willingness to be watched by the government. Jon Cohen reported the 2013 Washington Post-Pew Research Center poll which showed, "a large majority of Americans say the federal government should focus on investigating possible terrorist threats even if personal privacy is compromised, and most support the blanket tracking of telephone records in an effort to uncover terrorist activity." I do think that the mass collection of phone records is worthwhile because it is a minor inconvenience that may make the U.S. a safer place to be.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA was our governments initial defensive response towards terrorism after 9/11. Until Edward Snowden's leaked information on the NSA, citizens had no idea what the government had been doing. What they actually do is record emails and phone records. I am perfectly fine with the government bypassing my rights and others to ensure the security of our nation. The recording of all phone records seems inefficient however, anyone could be a possible terrorist, so I believe it is worthwhile to keep track of all records
ReplyDeleteThe NSA monitors and processes information all around the globe to gain an advantage on foreign adversaries. It was developed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I am willing to give up some of my privacy to the NSA in hopes of them keeping the United States safe. However, it was great that Edward Snowden made the NSA's actions public because people have the right to know that their emails or phone calls are not private.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA was supposed to help with various affairs that could jeopardize the wellness of the united states people. What they did was wrong, not because they broke anonymity online and through calls, but because doing so was unconstitutional and jeopardized the trust between the united states people and US government. It is possible that what they did could further help them in securing the nation, but breaking the rules to do so is not acceptable.
ReplyDeleteThe NSA is an organization of the United States that was established after 9/11. I am willing to give up some of my privacy in order to gain more security. I do not believe it is worthwhile to keep track of all the phone call records because it is a very tedious task.
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ReplyDeleteThe NSA is a surveillance program created after 9/11. It overviews phone calls to emails to ensure the safety of our country from another terrorist attack. I am willing to give up freedom for my safety since I have nothing to hide or nothing interesting enough for the entire government to single me out. I think collecting records is important so you can always refer back to them.
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