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Tag Archives: Edward Snowden
How Snowden’s naivety has harmed the NSA in his own words.
For many people, the NSA’s arguments against Snowden appear hollow as they lack a smoking gun. The NSA has not provided any evidence that the leaks have damaged their ability to collect intelligence and deal with terrorist threats. For some … Continue reading
Posted in Government, statesmanship, strategy
Tagged Edward Snowden, Guardian, National Security Agency, NSA, Osama Bin Laden, Snowden, United States, Zero Dark Thirty
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Privacy and the political good.
What is missing from the debate on privacy, in general, and the debate over state surveillance, in particular, is the question of the political good either defended or promoted by constraining surveillance and protecting privacy. What is the political good … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, corruption, privacy, strategy
Tagged Edward Snowden, Freedom of speech, National Security Agency, privacy, Security, state, Surveillance, United States
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Is the web now a scout and spy for the passions?
We often see the web as a place where people can share information and learn. In many ways, the web provides information in ways that break down traditional hierarchies as it allows information to be linked horizontally while traditional approaches … Continue reading
Surveillance, conformity and censorship: the reality and the myth
We have heard from many writers that when the NSA and GCHQ monitor the web and communications across the web they engage in censorship or the surveillance becomes a form of censorship because it chills the freedom of expression.[1] In … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, Government, privacy, Uncategorized
Tagged Edward Snowden, GCHQ, Liberal democracy, National Security Agency, NSA, Public speaking, public sphere
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Snowden, Manning and Tsarnaev: is the only difference a pressure cooker?
If we answer this question with a tentative yes, we uncover a deeper problem for liberal democracy. Exasperated by politics, the political process, and society’s failure to change the political system, the three men[1] acted in their respective ways to … Continue reading
Surveillance, Safety and the Rule of Law: Questions and Answers
We have heard many stories about the surveillance state and its power over the individual. We have heard that the United States has abused its position and its power to its advantage. Many people are outraged at what they believe … Continue reading
Posted in Government, privacy, statesmanship, transparency, Uncategorized
Tagged Edward Snowden, government, Law, National Security Agency, NSA, President of the United States, Rule of law, Surveillance, Surveillance state, United States
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The problem of surveillance in a democratic society
What has been a constant theme through the debate is that there is a technological solution (encryption) to what is perceived as a technological problem (surveillance). The problem, at its source, is not technological it is political. Why we … Continue reading
Posted in Government, transparency
Tagged Democracy, Edward Snowden, facebook, National Security Agency, State (polity), Surveillance, technology, United States
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When the NSA cannot decrypt, the seeds of the electronic state of nature are planted
When the NSA can no longer decrypt encrypted documents, we will not usher in a new era of liberty or freedom. What we will learn is that our freedom has a dangerous limit. We will wake up to the truth … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, education, Government, philosophy, privacy
Tagged current-events, Edward Snowden, Government Communications Headquarters, National Security Agency, NSA, political philosophers, Rule of law, United States
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