Do you think Edward Snowden had a moral responsibility to the oath he had taken when accepting his role, OR to the American People in revealing what he perceives as wrongdoings against them?
Watch the documentary, CitizenFour, about Edward Snowden, the well-known former CIA employee turned whistleblower who fled the United States after copying and leaking highly classified information from the National Security Administration (NSA). Following the documentary, using what you have learned in readings and class up until this point, prepare a 2-3 page (double-spaced) reaction paper, answering the following questions:
Do you think Edward Snowden had a moral responsibility to the oath he had taken when accepting his role, OR to the American People in revealing what he perceives as wrongdoings against them?
Would you consider him a traitor or a patriot?
Are you personally concerned with “being watched” when you are online, talking on the phone, or conducting any publicly available business in the age of enhanced technology?
Would you change your behavior in the cyber universe after watching this documentary?
What are the implications to our society in the United States, in particular with our 1st Amendment rights, when personal privacy is forfeited and the government has the power to conduct cyber surveillance on anyone?
What level of cyber surveillance should governments be allowed over their citizens?
Do you think that governments over-reach to infringe on our privacy under the guide of protecting us “against terrorism and for our own security”?
