Week 8

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?

Requirements for BLOG POSTS

• You must write 250 words each post (due Thursday @ Midnight), Responses to two other students 50 words each (due Sunday @ midnight)
• Students must post during the week the blog is assigned or it will not be graded.