Are you comfortable with giving away some of your privacy for increased security? Why or why not? How far would you let the government go in examining people’s private lives?

Learning Goal: I’m working on a computer science discussion question and need guidance to help me learn.

Discussion board topic this week:

Many TV shows depict law enforcement personnel accessing readily accessible databases that contain all types of records about individuals –records about everything from address to telephone records to finances, insurance, and criminal history. The information you share with your bank, doctor, insurance agent, the TSA, ancestry kit companies, and on social media can make your life an open book. Here are some questions to address as you reflect on this:
1. Are you comfortable with giving away some of your privacy for increased security? Why or why not? How far would you let the government go in examining people’s private lives?
2. How much access should we have to certain aspects of others’ private lives? For example, should States share criminal databases? But should a database of people paroled or released for crimes be made public? Why or why not?

Kindly provide feedback to the following three post:

Kindly provide feedback to the following three post:

I. 1. Are you comfortable with giving away some of your privacy for increased security? Why or why not? How far would you let the government go in examining people’s private lives?

Giving away some of your privacy, depending on what it is, in exchange for increased security would be fine. Some of your private data or information may be accessed by some apps or websites to authenticate that you are who you say you are and they will see some of your private information to make sure you are secured while utilizing the service. The government already has everyone’s information for those who are in the military and probably others in regards of their private lives. An example of this is when the government does background checks before joining the military or for jobs that need clearance. According to the New Yorker article, police cannot listen in on your phone conversations without a warrant. Therefore, no matter what information the government is tracking, it has to be justified and the reason why has to be explained. I believe this is because they want to keep records of people in case, they become a threat to the public/country or in case of emergency.

2. How much access should we have to certain aspects of others’ private lives? For example, should States share criminal databases? But should a database of people paroled or released for crimes be made public? Why or why not?

I think it depends on the person and what we get access to. For example, there is a website that can tell you if a sex offender or criminal lives in your neighborhood/county. Those aspects of others’ private lives should be shared with the public so that everyone knows who to look out and be careful in their residential area. The United States should share criminal databases because as a cop, it would be really helpful to see someone’s records beforehand to have an idea of what kind of person they are and not have first responders respond to someone that we don’t know how they could react. As a cop, there are things that should shared with our units and not the public since some people have redeem themselves and start a better life and others should not judge them. But on the law enforcement side, it is really helpful being able to see their criminal history/prior offenses because it is for the safety of the individual and the safety for the officers.

Reference:

Menand, L. (2018, June 11). Why do we care so much about privacy? The New Yorker. Retrieved November 18, 2022, from https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/06/18/why-…

II.

1. I am comfortable with giving away some privacy for security because I believe privacy is pretty meaningless without security. For instance, I have a security clearance and to get that I had to give away a lot of my privacy but that ensured that I am who I say I am and am not a security threat. Without giving away some of your privacy it would be very difficult to figure out who can hold a security clearance and who can not and that has the potential to lead to someone who is a threat receiving one. What is the point of keeping full control of your privacy if you can’t feel safe and comfortable in the environment that you work in?
2. I believe we should have very limited access to certain aspects of others’ private lives. Most of us are not trained properly to handle that information and that could lead to people making assumptions or taking actions that they should not be taking.

III.

1. I am comfortable with giving away some of my privacy for increased security. The reason being is that security is vital and privacy is not. I never give more information than is needed to anybody or any entity. I think a great example is background checks that are typically needed in order to get a job. In that instance, you need to give up your privacy for security. I would not let the government examine too much into people’s lives. If they had a person of interest and needed to delve deep into their private lives then that would be warranted.
2. In terms of public criminal databases I think they are needed, especially in communities. However, depending on the severity of the crime you committed I think it should be made public.

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