Privacy — at first glance, most people see this word as describing one’s right to be free from observation and disturbance by others; however, upon further examination it means much more. According to author Dylan Love of the Business Insider, this word in itself is one of hundreds that flag you as a potential terrorist when typed it in an email. Perhaps this comes as no surprise since citizens of the United States have seen an increasing presence of the National Security Agency (NSA) in the media and their daily lives. The NSA is a subsection of the US government chartered to help protect US national security by producing intelligence information and providing it to the US government. But the methods by which the NSA obtains this intelligence and the levels to which the NSA looks into our personal lives are controversial. In 2009 the National Security Council (NSC) published a cyberspace policy review, which focused on how the government was to protect and promote US security through cyberspace. An important part of the document lays out four key ideas that the US government feels any cyberspace policy should have: governance, architecture, norms of behavior, and capacity building. I will be closely examining each of these key ideas to show how current NSA policies and actions do not coincide NSC policy. The first idea presented in the policy review is governance. According to the NSC, governance is the idea that a cyberspace policy must make sure that various departments of the government will work with one another when in a cyberspace mission (B-5). To determine if this principle is currently implemented by the NSA, one can look to the NSA’s metadata collection process. Authors Ewen Macaskill and Gabriel Dance, of The G... ... middle of paper ... ... Gabriel Dance. "NSA Files Decoded: Edward Snowden's Surveillance Revelations Explained." The Guardian. The Guardian News and Media Limited, 1 Nov. 2013. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. Mitchell, Andrea, and Erin McClam. “US Coping with Furious Allies as NSA Spying Revelations Grow.” NBC. National Broadcasting Company, 8 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Nov. 2013. United States. Executive Office of the President. Recent Changes Cyberspace Policy Review: Assuring a Trusted and Resilient Information and Communications Infrastructure. N.p., 29 May 2009. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. United States. Government. Administration White Paper Bulk Collection of Telephony Metadata Under Section 215 of The USA Patriot Act. N.p., 09 Aug. 2013. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. “Welcome to the National Security Agency.” National Security Agency. Central Security Service, 15 June 2009. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
In the graphic feature, “What is Language?” it says, “Language is more than talking and hearing. It is what we share when we do things together. It is how we create common ground. It is how we collect shared meanings.” For Instance, language is how we share ideas and act upon them. Just think that you see a cat in a tree and it can’t get down. Then, you go and tell a figure in charge and everyone helps get the cat down. When there is trouble or some important information that you need to tell someone you need to use all four steps of language to get what is needed to be
Language is the capability animals and humans posses as a complex system of communication. The number of language across the world vary from a specific number but we can all agree that language is an important tool for all of us. It is one of the most amazing things that we can acquire. Therefore, learning another language can only enhance and benefit a person for a long time .Learning another language in itself is a valuable asset of life.
Edward Snowden is America’s most recent controversial figure. People can’t decide if he is their hero or traitor. Nevertheless, his leaks on the U.S. government surveillance program, PRISM, demand an explanation. Many American citizens have been enraged by the thought of the government tracing their telecommunication systems. According to factbrowser.com 54% of internet users would rather have more online privacy, even at the risk of security (Facts Tagged with Privacy). They say it is an infringement on their privacy rights of the constitution. However, some of them don’t mind; they believe it will help thwart the acts of terrorists. Both sides make a good point, but the inevitable future is one where the government is adapting as technology is changing. In order for us to continue living in the new digital decade, we must accept the government’s ability to surveil us.
With the introduction of the internet being a relatively new phenomenon, the act of cyber espionage is not something that has been properly acknowledged by society. The American Government has done a stand up job of keeping its methods in the shadows and away from the eyes of its people since its documented domestic surveillance began on October 4th, 2001; Twenty three days after the Twin Towers fell President George Bush signed an order to begin a secret domestic eavesdropping operation, an operation which was so sensitive that even many of the country's senior national security officials with the...
As a linguist the question of what makes a language a language is a very important concept.
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Language is used to sense of the world around them, get along and play with others. This is also known as the interactional function; using language to maintain relationships (Fellowes and Oakley, 2014. p. 29 & Halliday, 1975. p. 19). Children at this age use language to ask questions about how and why things work. Parents and early childhood educators should encourage questions such as these as this promotes language development (Crosser, 2008. Para. 34). This use of language is known as the heuristic function; using language to understand why and how the world works (Fellowes and Oakley, 2014. p. 29). This type of language function can help children to feel a part of the world and will promote finding individual identity [work out where to fit in the
In particular The NSA or National Security Agency was reported to collect massive amounts of data from the citizens of the United States and many other foreign countries. This data was not obtained with the permission of the people but obtained in secrecy and the majority of the data that was collected was “phone metadata, or information about who you call, when you called them, where you called them, what kind of carrier you were using, and more” (Kelly 2). With this kind of information being obtained people’s lives can be perceived by ...
Language is a very important tool that permits us to communicate with others, and also it helps us to the development of culture, because “What we say influences what we think, what we feel and what we believe” (Budani, n.d.), so it can be said that from language people are able to transmit their thoughts, ideologies and beliefs and Also thanks to its culture can be transmitted and learned over the years through idioms and expressions of a particular place. Language allows the interaction between people from different contexts and creates social relations that create a cultural mix as
On that gloomy, rainy morning, the kind where you do not desire to leave the comfort of your home, I sat cozily in my favorite easy chair looking forward to the day with a book. Initially, choosing the right book seemed like a hard task as there were many I wanted to read, but then I remembered the book my history teacher gave to me and our conversation a few weeks earlier: “Alex, I found a book that will definitely interest you”, he told me. “It is Dream of Troy by Heinrich Stoll. I know that you are interested in languages and I thought you would like it.” Upon receiving the boo...
From when we were young, we have been taught the ability to communicate. Communication has been an important skill that we utilize everyday. Skills like talking, writing, and reading have helped us interact with others. There are several languages throughout the course of history and society today and many use them for several different tasks such as communicating with citizens from different countries and cultures.
Government Surveillance today has changed from what it used to be. Technology has expanded through the past several decades and the government’s monitoring abilities have also expanded tremendously. Since the September 11, 2001 9/11 terrorist attacks, government surveillance has become more a part of everyday life. Government surveillance is said to help in efforts of capturing terrorists and stopping terrorist attacks before they even happen. But how much of our civil liberties are we giving up in order to maybe help capture some terrorists. The rapidly advancing technology of today and a more globalizing culture has made privacy and civil liberties come more into the forefront of our views. After about nine years of unprecedented spending and growth, the result is that the government surveillance system put into place to keep the United States safe, is so massive that its effectiveness is becoming questionable.
In terms of government intelligence, in the information age greatest threats to privacy have been the result of technology and business practices related to e-commerce, marketing and information databases, and not the result of government intrusions (Hoffman, Novak & Peralta, 1997). Nevertheless “all things considered, the increasing and overlapping information sharing by governments and businesses about formerly confidential or private activities generates concerns about potential violations of individual’s privacy rights” (Mace, 2008 cited in Gal, Kantor & Lesk, 2008, p.41).
Language is the most important aspect in the life of all beings. Language is a link between meaning and expression that consist of signs and symbols which can be understood within a context. Therefore, human use language to express their inner thoughts and emotions, make sense of complex and abstract thought, to learn and communicate with others, to fulfill their wants and needs, as well as to establish rules and maintain their culture. The origin of language has been a popular topic for research study over the past two centuries. Thus, the philosophers and linguists have come out with some theories such as the divine source theory, Language Universals theory, and the verbal and gestural theory which can answer the question of how the behavior
The combination of language spoken by peasant German Anglo Saxons, sophisticated French spoken by dignitaries along with Latin introduced by clergymen become the basis of what is known as the English language. Spoken today in various forms by an estimated 375 million people English is the primary language in more than 50 countries around the world. It is hard to find a population that is not familiar with a basic knowledge of the English language To first master the spoken form of English non-verbal communication must be learnt as explained in the pyramid of speech (https://youtu.be/5Z0rvMbLP2o) children need motivation to communicate, eye contact is learnt, listening, understand words and phrases in order to learn how to talk is crucial when developing a speech pattern. Possibly the most important aspect of speaking or communicating is listening. Listening is the basis of speaking, the way one listen has a big influence on the way one develops their