Privacy Scandal in the US

The recent scandal regarding breach of privacy in the US, with the justification that it is needed for combating terrorism. (food for thought: not unlike the retention of the ISA Internal Security Act in Singapore which sidelines the rights of others).

Article 1a: Note how the role of sci-fi can come in to warn us against ceding to much power to the govt lest we end up in the dystopian state predicted by George Orwell.....See earlier link HERE. It's like a case of life imitates art?

Article 1b: the data-mining process to combat terrorism, the process of which infringes on privacy....note the quote at the end: 'If you're looking for a needle in a haystack, you need a haystack'.

Article 1c: Obama's defence of the spying programme, calling it a 'modest encroachment' on privacy that is a necessary evil in order to combat terrorism risks.

For earlier links on privacy issues, see link HERE.

Article 1a



Article 1b

Article 1c