This source discussed the dangers and positives of the advances in technology in relation to privacy. The article noted the fourth amendment and its ban on “unreasonable searches and seizures,” but with new developing technologies its easier for the government to obtain our private information. It also touched upon the prospect of facial recognition cameras at super bowl games, and using thermal imaging techniques for the government to detect street activity. According to the article, we can develop technology so the government can search in a more targeted way to protect the privacy of innocent people.
[2] Statements on Executive Power and NSA Surveillance Authority." Historic Documents of 2006. Washington: CQ Press, 2007. 61-72. Historic Documents Series Online Edition. Web. 17 Apr. 2010.
In this article, it touches upon the heated debate of the warantless surveillance the Bush administration had been conducting. One of the points was about the act of monitoring telephone calls of people in the United States in contact with suspected terrorists. But a separate, yet connected issue was raised about how the NSA collected millions of telephone records of regular american citizens from telephone companies to locate patterns that might suggest potential terrorist activity. These people were normal american citizens who hadn’t committed any crimes.
[3] "Privacy in Public Places: Do GPS and Video Surveillance Provide Plain Views?." Social Theory and Practice 35.4 (2009): 597-622. OmniFile Full Text Mega. Web. 19 Apr. 2010.
GPS surveillance without a warrant? This article discusses the questionable uses of GPS tracking by the government and questions whether the efficiency of GPS as a tracking device is reasonable in allowing it as a technology of observation. This article also notes the lawful means of observation compared to unlawful means of observation, and whether GPS tracking violates an established legal right.
[4] Cuccia, Kimberly S.. "Have You Seen My Inbox? Government Oversteps the Fourth Amendment Again: Goodbye Telephones, Hello E-Mail." Valparaiso University Law Review 43.2 (2009): 671-724. OmniFile Full Text Mega. Web. 20 Apr. 2010.
This article raises the issue of e-mail and the right to privacy. Should we expect a reasonable amount of privacy in regard to e-mail as we do to regular mail? It questions what government searches are reasonable in relation to the recent electronic communications that we have. Government not following the fourth amendment when it comes to e-mails.
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