Blog #8 - NSA Whistleblower - Edward Snowden

Watch the video above and review the timeline here. Edward Snowden released documents that showed the large scale surveillance waged by the U.S. government. Your task this week will be to examine the Snowden case and the place of surveillance in our American democracy. Answer the prompts below to guide you when writing your post. Share any other perspectives you have on the topic.

• Describe the various forms of surveillance that Snowden exposed.
• What are the potential uses and abuses of surveillance?
• How does this level of surveillance impact our democracy?
• Should the government have this information? Why or why not?
• Do you believe Snowden did the right thing? Why or not why?
• Can we have a true democracy with that level of centralized surveillance?
  
  

• Blog Requirements
  Post one original post each week along with a response to one student. Your original post should be at least 200 words, your response should be no less than 50 words.
  
  Post your original post by midnight (11:59 p.m.) on Wednesday of each week and respond by midnight on Friday of each week (11:59 p.m.).