NSA Troubles

Privacy has been a recent issue that has come up in the media and politics. The NSA scandal has almost filled every news outlet. There have been questions concerning the privacy rights of citizens and the violation of that privacy by the NSA.

Now the concerns continue. A privacy group petitioned to the Supreme Court wanting the NSA to stop collecting cellphone records of Verizon users/customers. This has been one of many examples of petitions the Supreme Court has gotten over these questionable actions taken by the NSA.

There has also been some uproar about the NSA's privacy concerns on an international level, too. Germany Chancellor Merkel's cellphone was also allegedly a target of the NSA. I find this extremely disturbing since Germany is one of our allies. There is no reason to be curious- if this is true- of what Merkel has been doing. This only makes the US look like we have doubts of our allies and there is cause for tension and unease between the two countries who previously have not had a great track record with each other.

What do you think on the international allegations of the NSA's spying?

Do you think our allies will become more weary of the US's polices and the NSA now?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/23/merkel-phone-tapped_n_4150812.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-spying-program/2013/11/18/9bfcd45a-506c-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost