Privacy+vs+Safety



=Privacy vs Safety=

The right to privacy is a very important idea that most people will fight to defend. However, more often than not, when people are afraid, they are willing to give up individual privacy on behalf of safety. There have been countless examples where America has willingly surrendered privacy in order to feel safe after Columbine, 9/11, Virginia Tech, and various terrorism attempts. Without a doubt, we are a generation who has been shaped by fear. Some of this fear is based on experience and some of this fear is based on exaggeration and imagination.

For your assignment, locate a recent news article or school-playable video clip (no older than 2009) that discusses a situation in America where privacy and safety go head to head. After you add your clip, explain where you stand on whether this issue gives you Orwellian goose bumps or is a smart decision that will protect the common interest. Post your discussion and check out and reply to two others for this all or nothing five points.

Find something original and when searching, consider using some of Orwell's key words. They are sure to bring up some interesting topics. And also, I would really like to see you exercise both sides of this argument. For example, find examples where giving up privacy for the better good is a great idea and also find where that same formula can prove to ruin someone's life.

Tips

1. Check out the Innocence Project. This amazing non-profit organization works tirelessly to free wrongly convicted prisoners. It will AMAZE you how and why these people have spent the better half of their life behind bars and what role the government plays in this decision. God help us if we are ever in a situation like these people. [|The Innocence Project]

2. Many people believe we don't have ENOUGH security and this discussion about identity theft will have you agreeing: [|Identity Theft]