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The internet content that we create as Americans are not private. Nothing on the internet is private, once it is given to the digital world you can’t get it back. The question is to what extent can the federal and local government have the duty to monitor internet content? This is a very sensitive question to the people of the United States because of what happened years ago with Edward Snowden. From the knowledge that Mr. Snowden provided for us, we have come to realize that the government has already been watching us without our permission for several years. In my opinion, the government can look all they want, I just believe they shouldn’t say anything about what we do as citizens if it's not illegal. On one side of this debate, many may say that the government watching us is invading our privacy and takes our freedom away as U.S citizens. That’s very true, knowing that the government is watching everything you do is invading our privacy. Parents are more concerned with “ Big Brother” watching because they know that their children are being watched. People now feel the need to watch everything they do because …show more content…

What they might not understand is that the government is monitoring the internet for our safety. How else would the government find terrorists, school shooters, and other people that can harm citizens? While monitoring the internet, yes the government can see things that we do. Some of those things that we do we might want to hide or hide them thinking that no one can see them but the government can. The question is, is the government even going to care about what you do on the internet as long as it isn't illegal? They aren’t necessarily looking for you or your secrets, they are focused on looking for the bigger problem, looking to find someone who is a danger to

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