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| SarahLittle - 7:15 AM on Jul. 4, 2008 |
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What do you think about today's news about YouTube giving the government a report of every video you watch?
Is this another knick against widdling away our freedom, or is this an honest attempt to prevent pirating?
Will there be more "Big Brother" intervention in the future?
What if self storage tenants have to submit a list of items in their units? After all, anything could be hiding behind those doors. Should homeland security have authority to monitor this industry? and is the cost worth what we are giving up?
Interesting that on July 4th, America's Birthday, we are asking ourselves these things and questioning how "Free" we are... |
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| Joel - 7:37 AM on Jul. 4, 2008 |
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I think it is crazy. I for one am not a big you tube viewer but I have watched it once or twice. the point is though that I have rights to my own privacy. what I do in the privacy of my own home is my business.
why is the government trying so hard to keep people monitored??? what is everyone so afraid of?? what is next to monitor?? what channels on tv I watch?? who I call on my cell phone?? how many times I poop a day?? where does it end.
I am glad on one point that our government is "trying" to protect us, but they can do it without making me feel like a prisoner.
posted from my palm centro. |
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| SarahLittle - 7:49 AM on Jul. 4, 2008 |
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Yes, and what about airlines? I recently heard on a talk radio show that TSA has a new device in which a person stands and microwaves scan their body, detecting any illegal cargo, plastic, metal, whatever.
Thing is, the details are so precise that you can detect the sweat on a person's back.
Supporters say the device only shows the image in black and white, so it does not defy personal privacy. They also say that women would and men would be separated, and only scanned by the same sex. They say the device will protect airlines from terrorism.
Opposers obviously say they have crossed the line to a person's right to privacy. Regardless of the sex of the TSA authority, it does not restore the dignity to the scanee. And isn't it convenient that they suggest it is innocent for members of the same sex to monitor the device.
If they make that mandatory, I for one would refuse such a search. What are the uncertain side effects of microwaves scanning my body and what if I were pregnant?! Those side effects could be hazardous to not only myself, but my child.
Just because we have the technology to do something, doesn't always make it a good idea...
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| jason - 9:23 AM on Jul. 7, 2008 |
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| My view on this topic is not one that is shared by many. I believe in the old saying "If you are not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about!" I think people get caught up in their freedoms and forget that they are fighting on the same side as people who are breaking the law, and NEED to be watched. It is secret shopping on a global level. Everyone needs to be looked at, so we know who to keep an eye on. I believe in fingerprints at birth, DNA at birth, GPS tracking chip, EVERYTHING! If someone harms me I want them in jail in 15 minutes! Why does anyone care if “big brother” knows they are at a soccer game? I say great, watch me, then, when something happens you know it wasn’t me! |
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| SarahLittle - 10:35 AM on Jul. 7, 2008 |
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Jason makes a point.
But is the Fear of being a victim enough to give away our Freedom? |
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| ghaymon - 1:02 PM on Jul. 7, 2008 |
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| I don't know if I agree entirely with Jason. I mean, I feel that it would violate people rights to be monitored like that. However, truthfully I feel that in some ways the government is secretly monitoring us in ways in which we have no knowledge. I do think that national security is becoming an enormous issue since we are at war currently, and there are clearly terrorists in our country, but shouldn't thier be other ways? |
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| JulieBaka - 4:35 PM on Jul. 7, 2008 |
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This is a great topic. I am a freedom of speech advocate. I also believe that we have the right to privacy. The government does not have the right to profile me because of the post I read or the books I check out of the library... I am sure that I am already on their watch list. :-) As far as should the government be able to look inside a storage unit. Sure as long as they have that search warrant!
My 2 cents on this topic |
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| Anonymous - 8:33 AM on Jul. 8, 2008 |
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| What a lively discussion! This election year will hopefully bring to light many of the freedoms America has laid down. |
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| mlbatchen - 12:52 PM on Jul. 14, 2008 |
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I think every single response has a great point. There are many aspects to consider. Freedom and privacy seem to be the two most important.
Is it not our government's responsibility to protect us as US citizens?
There are a lot of things to consider. Are they violating our freedom or just violating our privacy? What do you consider freedom? Well, what do you consider privacy or what should be kept private? The answers to these questions are best answered by each individual.
I see the gov's monitoring of utube to be a good thing in some ways. I have completed some research on the site and there are some pretty scary things, not just the pirating aspect to worry about. But the same question still remains, where does it go from here. What aspect of our lives would be monitored next?
Someone also said that if you don't do anything wrong then what is the big deal. I agree with this also. I have nothing to hide and could care less what the gov knows about me. If they want to know bad enough, they will.
This is an age old dilema that draws a fine line between the protection of US citizens and the invasion of one's privacy. There will always be those who swing one way or another on this issue, but the outcome will always be the same. The gov will try to monitor what they can and say its due to our safety while citizens try to restrain the gov from going too far. |
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