The Pros And Cons Of Internet Monitoring

"A computer is used for so much, all across America people use computers to communicate, research, learn new things, and stay connected with the world. People search questions they have, keep their bank account attached to the internet, and have personal things; however, a good amount of people do not know that everything they do on their computers or cell phones or laptops or tablets is being watched. In the United States government has the job to monitor internet content. It may seem like the government is intruding on private information; however, with there constant watch it improves the safety of people, and all in all keeps everyone out of harm. Even though there are some pros there is a lot of cons. The government can be sued if anything

Hackers and skilled people on the computer can get into others computer and see there personal information like there bank account and there birthday name etc. This is extremely dangerous for people who keep everything on the computer. Abbot Alden says that, “19 percent of such households reported that they had been affected by an online security breach, identity theft, or similar malicious activity during the 12 months prior to the survey. Security breaches appear to be more common among the most intensive Internet-using households—31 percent of those using at least five different types of online devices suffered such breaches. Security breach measures, of course, do not take into account consumer concerns about the unauthorized use of the personal data they supply to Internet service providers and to websites that they visit.” (Abbot, Alden. “The Federal Government 's Appropriate Role in Internet Privacy Regulation.”The Heritage Foundation. The Online Privacy Problem. October 27,2016.) He says this to prove that it is not safe to have your information on the computer or visit any websites that you are not 100 percent positive