Living in Australia I obviously have no first hand experience of how this affects the lives of ordinary Amercians, but my view (however influenced by the media that may be) is that it seems the privacy of every single citizen is being eroded slowly with every piece of legislation lodged. It's true we are living in a uncertain age, but how far can the government go protecting its people before it undermines the people's trust in the government?
Personally I think the government could be doing more in the protection of its citizens without intruding on their privacy (more).
Enough is enough.
Anyone who has spent the formative years of their life sitting in front of a computer will no doubt agree that the keyboard is the master tool for interacting with most well designed programs. But in these days of programs being designed for use by everyone - including technophobes - who can argue that it doesnt benefit the greater good?
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Living in Australia I obviously have no first hand experience of how this affects the lives of ordinary Amercians, but my view (however influenced by the media that may be) is that it seems the privacy of every single citizen is being eroded slowly with every piece of legislation lodged. It's true we are living in a uncertain age, but how far can the government go protecting its people before it undermines the people's trust in the government? Personally I think the government could be doing more in the protection of its citizens without intruding on their privacy (more). Enough is enough.
Anyone who has spent the formative years of their life sitting in front of a computer will no doubt agree that the keyboard is the master tool for interacting with most well designed programs. But in these days of programs being designed for use by everyone - including technophobes - who can argue that it doesnt benefit the greater good?