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?

Your post should meet the requirements of one of the two prompts below:

1) 150 WORD SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU WATCHED, READ AND LEARNED ABOUT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF DISSENT
OR
2) IF YOU HAVE A SMART PHONE OR A WEB CAM, AND YOU KNOW HOW TO POST IT ON YOUR TUBE, CREATE A 2-3 MINUTE VIDEO LOG ON YOUR PERSPECTIVES FROM WHAT YOU WATCHED, READ AND LEARNED ABOUT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF DISSENT. JUST COPY AND PASTE THE LINK INTO THE COMMENT BOX!