What Is More Important: Our Privacy or National Security?

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Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Nov 19 at 2016 1:54 PM

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If we lose on security we will also lose all privacy. See Germany and Japan after WWII.

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Nov 19 at 2016 2:26 PM

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Privacy is a thing of the past. Your personal information is collected and sold anytime you do anything online. Smart phones/computers can be manipulated to remotely turn on the mic or camera or remotely install/run malware. Then you have the Telcom's collecting and passing personal info to the alphabet agencies.

So Security is most important by default, since Privacy doesn't really exist anymore. Call me a pessimist. :)

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Nov 19 at 2016 2:56 PM

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If war is declared.....National Security. If war is not declared.....Privacy. So as for right now, Privacy is more important as the shores of the United States are not threatened with attack or invasion. All we face is a threat from terrorism which is a far lesser threat than conventional conflict.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 19 at 2016 3:22 PM

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it's a tradeoff and balance between the two, if people aren't doing anything bad they have nothing to worry about, if it keeps one awake at night to know they are being surveilled we should realize that it's just the price we pay for freedom, Big Brother has been listening for years and will continue to in order to preserve our way of life, NSA can detect and monitor virtually anything in the air or over any transmission lines and has been able to for years, as long as we aren't involved in anything bad we likely have no reason for concern but if we are acting badly there are fewer protections due to the Patriotic Act and other measures

Response by 1SG Al Brown made Nov 19 at 2016 7:41 PM

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One is protected by the constitution; one is demanded by the constitution. If privacy is eliminated for national security, there will be no need for national security. Privacy equals trust. No citizens, besides the few employed by our intelligence agencies, will retain their privacy. This lack of privacy will result in no one outside those agencies possessing the motivation to defend the nation. Look around, ask yourself who will follow you when there is no more trust? Many rich and powerful Americans thought they were exempt from privacy intrusions during the last election cycle. They were not.

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Nov 19 at 2016 10:13 PM

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Those who would give up Liberty (or Privacy) for Security deserve neither and end up losing both.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 20 at 2016 12:50 AM

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SSG Shavonde Chase - A Constitutionally appropriate balance between the two. Sandy :)

Response by Sgt Ramon Nacanaynay made Nov 20 at 2016 12:27 PM

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There should be a balance with a leadership and media that makes us feel secure that that balance is maintained. The real threats are our poor education and mental health of our population. The other concerns will be taken care of when we invest in these.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Nov 21 at 2016 7:23 AM

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It's a fine line but I would say security. No I don't believe in illegal wiretaps or NSA reading our emails or any of the other shady stuff that goes on. But I do believe we must keep our nation secure. So if you have probable cause, if you've got guys undercover or whatever, then fine I'll authorize a wiretap.

I will not support a blatant invasion of privacy, but I have no issue violating privacy in order to secure our nation.

Response by SGT David T. made Nov 21 at 2016 12:17 PM

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Both. It is a tough balancing act.

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Nov 21 at 2016 6:37 PM

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Neither, I believe in the the "Rule of Law", i.e. that government can and should be legally limited in its powers, and that its authority depends on enforcing these limitations. I also fully believe that: The Government should not be able to spy on US Citizens without recourse to a court order. The Government should not be able to create and use Propaganda on its citizens. The Government should not be able to imprison a us citizen without his being able to have a hearing by a non-partial Judge. I believe that the Military should not be used to perform policing within the United States (Posse Comitatus). Unfortunately, all of these are now "legal" in the United States (although each has gray areas regarding specifics). That's why I really hope that President Trump will appoint Conservative, Constitutionalist Justices to the Supreme Court.

Response by SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM made Nov 22 at 2016 11:04 AM

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Our national Security but today our Intel has devices that can see into our homes and hack anyone phone from anywhere so are we really safe what we do or what we say. because once we do it or say it is done. It can't be removed or erased, Is privacy really a major thing any more because BIG BROTHER watching and they never stop.\

STEPHENS'

Response by SFC George Smith made Nov 23 at 2016 1:10 AM

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interesting...

Response by TSgt Thomas Monaghan made Nov 23 at 2016 10:09 AM

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Security no question