Introduction to LawSeptember 12, 2013Aim: How has 9/11 affected our legal system?

Do-Now: What is the NSA and What does it do?

9/11• Compare the point of view of the

two authors about the NSA surveillance program. Which ideas and details do they emphasize (that means, focus on) in their version?

Right to Privacy• Definition: The right not to have

your private affairs made known or shown to the public, revealing your habits, lifestyle, and occupation.

• Basically, not having what you are doing known or interfered with.

Right of Privacy

• National Security Administration (NSA)– A spying agency whose job is collect

information from telephone communications and computer systems.

• Basically, their job is to spy on telephone calls, e-mails and radio conversations to help the United States.

Right to Privacy• In June 2013, it was “leaked” that

the NSA was gathering information on every telephone call made by everyone in the United States.

Right to Privacy• The USA Patriot Act

– A law passed after 9/11 that made it easier for some government agencies, like the NSA, CIA and FBI to spy on and detain anything that might be involved in terrorism.

• Many people think that the law gives them the ability to do things that violate the Constitution.

Right to Privacy• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

– A private organization devoted to protecting peoples rights, as they see them.

• The ACLU tends to be “politically liberal” (more like the Democrats than the Republicans.)

Do Now: What legal issue does the NSA surveillance program

create?

Introduction to LawSeptember 12, 2013Aim: How do we balance Rights and Security?

Work together and write a dialogue or “play” of two people arguing about the NSA surveillance program. One side should be supporting Rights (Against the program) and the other Security (For the program).

Requirements: Use real language, that is the kind you use, not the way the lawyers and professors

talk. No curses or bad language. Use the actual names of groups- for example, use “NSA” not “some guys from the

government”. Use at least 5 details from the articles. You cannot use more than 2 from the

“pro/con” list I gave you. (That would be too easy!) Example:

Guy 1: Hey, man, why didn’t you call me last night? Guy 2: The NSA, man! They’re everywhere. They got my phone logs. Guy 1: So! Let ‘em have it! It’s not like a real person’s lookin’ at it. It’s just a

computer. (From the “Stop the Hysteria Over NSA Surveillance” article. That’s 1)

Instructions

Do Now:What do you expect to be

kept private?

Introduction to LawSeptember 13, 2013Aim: How does the NSA surveillance program affect Rights and Security?

For Monday All Contracts must be in. Points off your

participation grade for every day after that they are not in.

Everyone must have a notebook and a folder OR a binder just for this subject. I will be checking.

Be prepared to do your Do-Nows daily. I will start checking your notebooks on a regular basis. If the Do-Nows are not complete, that will be points off your class participation grade.

Introduction to LawSeptember 13, 2013Aim: How does the NSA surveillance program affect rights and security?

The “Right to Privacy”- The right not to have your private affairs made known or shown to the public.

Rights vs. Security

Security- Being free from danger. SAFETY.

Rights vs. Security

The NSA is getting the phone logs of all Americans.

What does that do to rights and security?

Rights vs. Security

The NSA is getting the phone logs of all Americans.

What does that doto Rights and Security?

Rights vs. SecurityIncreases Security

Decreases Privacy

Rights vs. SecurityIncreases Security

Decreases Privacy

How?? ?

?

? ?

Rights vs. SecurityIncreases Security

Decreases Privacy

How?

Increases the chance that the NSA will find a terrorist before he strikes.

Lets the government figure out private things about innocent people.

Critical Thinking- Being skeptical about what people say.

Rights vs. Security

Rights vs. SecurityDoes the surveillance decrease privacy?

Yes

• You can learn very personal information from a call log, even without listening to the calls.

• How would you know if the government had done something wrong with the information?

Rights vs. SecurityDoes the surveillance decrease privacy?

Yes

• You can learn very personal information from a call log, even without listening to the calls.

• How would you know if the government had done something wrong with the information?

No

• These are computers, not people getting the information.

• The NSA would still need a warrant to listen, and only to terrorism. Not interested in people’s lives.

• This information is already available to police and we give away private information all the time.

• No evidence that anyone has been a targeted.

Rights vs. SecurityDoes the surveillance increase security?

Yes

• You need to comb the haystack to find the needle.

Rights vs. SecurityDoes the surveillance increase security?

Yes

• You need to comb the haystack to find the needle.

No

• There is no evidence that this has actually increased security, except from the NSA. Cannot trust them.

• Too much to look at every Americans logs to try to get lucky.

Decide the caseACLU v. NSA

For the surveillance = for more Security

Against surveillance= for more Privacy Rights

1. You need to comb the haystack to find the needle.

2. These are computers, not people getting the information.

3. The NSA would still need a warrant to listen, and only to terrorism. Not interested in people’s lives.

4. This information is already available to police, and we give away private information all the time.

5. No evidence that anyone has been a targeted.

1. You can learn very personal information from a call log, even without listening to the calls.

2. How would you know if the government had done something wrong with the information?

3. There is no evidence that this has actually increased security, except from the NSA. Cannot trust them.

4. Too much to look at every Americans logs to try to get lucky.

What do you think is the opinion of the artist with respect to the NSA surveillance program? Why do you think so? Which of the reasons we discussed to you think he would most agree with?