Domestic Surveillance

Domestic Surveillance

by Tamara Thompson (Editor)
Domestic Surveillance

Domestic Surveillance

by Tamara Thompson (Editor)

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Overview

Readers explore the worth of domestic surveillance and how it impacts the country. This volume also looks at the ethics of the National Security Agency as well as whether or not domestic surveillance needs more oversight. Fifteen different essays provide debate on both sides of every issues, allowing readers to sharpen their critical thinking skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780737771640
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 12/26/2014
Series: At Issue Series
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 136
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range: 15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Overview: What Is Domestic Surveillance?: Council on Foreign Relations 12

2 The National Security Agency Violates Civil Rights Ted Lieu Joel Anderson 20

3 The National Security Agency Is Acting Within the Law James R. Clapper 23

4 The United States Must Balance Security and Privacy Needs Barack Obama 29

5 Can Congress Oversee the NSA? Zoe Carpenter 43

6 Strong Oversight of Intelligence Gathering Protects Civil Rights Alexander W. Joel 49

7 Americans Can't Find Out Whether the Government Watches Them Marisa Taylor Jonathan Landay 54

8 Domestic Surveillance Has a Chilling Effect on Political Speech John W. Whitehead 60

9 Surveillance Should be Embraced to Create a Transparent Society David Brin 68

10 NSA Spying Undermines Separation of Powers Glenn Harlan Reynolds 75

11 Drones over America: Public Safety Benefit or "Creepy" Privacy Threat? Anna Mulrine 79

12 How Stores Spy on You: ShopSmart 88

13 Domestic Surveillance Is Bad for the US Economy Hugo Miller 95

14 Technology Drives Advances in Domestic Surveillance Steven Kurlander 100

15 The American Public Is Skeptical of Domestic Surveillance: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press 104

Organizations to Contact 110

Bibliography 117

Index 130

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