Justice

Computer technology has advanced a lot in a very short amount of time, but one particular aspect of this technology has been around since before the first computer. Cryptography has been used for thousands of years, but fairly recently it's taken a pretty drastic turn. With the invention of the internet, almost everything moved online. This caused several problems in that mass amounts of information were just out in the open where billions of people have access. This, of course, is not entirely true, because methods are constantly being developed to protect the data that people share on the internet. But with this protection comes a slew of people who seek to extort this information.

The NSA helps to protect people and the information they share on the internet. It also helps to assure the country's safety by keeping military information secret and exposing other countries' secrets in turn. According to MIT Technology Review, this is a cause of some concern. Their article mentions how the code of ethics for computer scientists mentions trustworthiness and honesty as well as respecting the privacy of others. Very clearly, the NSA violates these, in addition to the 4th Amendment of the United States Constitution. Ed Snowden, a former contractor for the NSA, discusses this violation of American rights in this statement.

The NSA breaks this code constantly, and they think they can get away with it because they are part of the government. That isn't how justice works. Based on documents that all Americans, whether in the government or not, are expected to obey, this agency has broken the law. They can try to justify it however they want, but at some point, justice will be served.