Dilbert's Cartoon Strip Analysis

I chose to take a stab at a Dilbert’s cartoon strip regarding the controversial area of government being able to tap into encrypted databases to retrieved sensitive information. This is contentious as it involves the privacy of many who are much opposed to this form of information gathering. I can relate to this closely when my current job which has had employees undergo annual background checks since we work with vulnerable populations for the state of Nebraska. As of August 2016, we now are required to undergo fingerprinting which are placed in “the integrated automated fingerprint identification system (IAFIS)” in the event employees violate clients, or government programs (FBI, n.d.).

The relevance of this comic strip is applicable to

This appears to be a major concern for he/she. However, there are so many ways that terrorists can infiltrate systems unnoticed as we have seen over the last several decades. When we take note of “We the People” as stated in the Constitutions preamble can cause uneasiness as this does not apply to government allowing its people to have a say in who will, or will not have their privacy invaded. Since government structure involves a realm of actors, it may be nearly impossible on the other to deem encryption unlocking illegal if the government says otherwise. This comic strip blatantly shows the viewpoint of the CEO and how he/she feels about the encryption issue among both private, and national security in relation to an organizations network as a means of encouraging terrorism (Adams, 2015). According to Perlroth (2015), there is also a correlation between the monitoring of various criminals and the encryption debate. There is an issue of trust which is also a hard pill to swallow (para. 7). With so many having mixed feeling about government. Having a degree in Criminal Justice makes it easier to understand the apprehensions which go with how this type of unlocked encryption is not only an effective way of tracking potential terrorists, but can also protect organizations from internal/external stakeholders while detecting suspicious activity for law

9). If the playing field for organizations is the same as government, then all networks including email should be encryption mandated to avoid backlash.

References

Adams, S. (2016, April 18). Government Wants Access to Data. Retrieved June 7, 2017, from Dilbert.com/strip/2016-04-18 website: http://dilbert.com/strip/2016-04-18

FBI. (n.d.). Privacy Impact Assessment Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System National Security Enhancements. Retrieved June 7, 2017, from FBI.gov website: https://www.fbi.gov/services/records-management/foipa/privacy-impact-assessments/iafis

Perlroth, N. (2015, July 7). Security Experts Oppose Government Access to Encrypted Communication. New York Times, Technology, p. n.p. Retrieved from