The exponential growth of information technology creates massive opportunities but as well as posing ethical challenges. Individuals, families, companies and various stakeholders have shifted from traditional modes of communication to modern ways, which include emails, telephone conversations, social media, teleconferencing and many more. Recently, some controversies reveal that the American Government has been monitoring citizens’ phone and email conversations sparking debates among different divides on the morality of this action. Some of the citizens advocate for the idea citing that it is imperative to do so to gather information on possible terrorist activities as a matter of national security. A majority disapprove of this stating that it impedes the right to privacy provided in the bill of rights.
In my opinion, we need to draw a line between privacy and intrusion. National security and privacy are both critical to our country. IF the government has to intrude our privacy, proper guidelines should be set to avoid corrupt individuals using the information they mine to their advantage. For instance, if through intrusion someone comes through information regarding the invention of a new technology, appropriate principles must be in place to ensure that the information is not used to gain an unfair advantage.
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Finally, it is also paramount that the government ensures national security for all its citizens. Reforms such as the government tracking and monitoring the phone and email communications of individuals or organizations with suspected terrorist activities can be put in place rather than collecting information from all ordinary citizens. The Government can also track data from foreigners with the intention to enter or trade with the United States. In conclusion, we can limit the amount of information available to public officials. Information especially relating to third parties like bank records, companies innovations, credit card records and much more should be protected. What remains critical is providing national security without undermining the individual liberties of the American citizens provided in the constitution.
