Project 03: Encryption

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I see online communication and activities as simply extensions of the day-to-day activities we participate in. Messaging on social media is just a modern extension of talking to a group. Banking online is just a modern extension of going to your bank. And, as extensions, these online activities should be provided the same security and freedoms as their in-person counterparts. Logically, from this, encryption should be a fundamental right. We would think it as a huge breach of privacy if the government could, at any time, listen to any conversation you had in a group.

Personally, encryption is not that big of an issue to me. I already accept that, after many years of browsing the internet, most of my personal data is out there somewhere. Additionally, I don't really care if the government wants to read the many stupid conversations I've had through social media (Good luck, though, because some of my group-chats have over 100,000 messages in them). But, I think I should probably take this issue more seriously into consideration. This is a huge breach of privacy and should be stopped before the government goes too far.

I think the struggle between national security and personal privacy will be unending. It will carry on, much like a sine wave, with the balance being the 0-axis. It will always fluctuate between sides. As the government attempts to take too much of our privacy, the public will fight back and gain ground.