As an international students, I don’t know how American’s feel about what Edward Snowden has done and the U.S. surveillance program. He did what he think he should do, but I don’t really agree with him. Maybe many people think Snowden is a hero, but people don’t really know the government is monitoring them? I don’t think so. When he actually reveal it, it might help some people know more details about what government is doing, but I have to say what he did also led to crisis of confidence between U.S. government and citizen. In addition, it resulted in the worsen relationship with other countries because the surveillance program is not only about U.S. citizens.
I have to say that I was not surprised to know that the U.S. government is monitoring people’s lives and I think governments of other countries are doing the same thing. People care about their privacy, and so do I. There are a lot of things that people may hide from others, just like I don’t want strangers on Facebook to see my posts and photos. On the one hand, I believe the reason that most people hide information from others is that they know the importance of information security, and they know that people with ability may use their information to do illegal things. On the other hand, I understand that the one of the purposes of surveillance program is to discover suspicious communication and information to protect people from terrorist and other dangerous people. People want privacy and protection, but it's hard to have it both ways.
The following link is a ted talk video. It is not new, but it provided some information about how the surveillance program works as well as some example of others' countries.
Government Surveillance - This is Just the Begining
Great perspective and video. Thanks for the discussion.
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