It is hard to say whether security or privacy is more important. I can argue both sides. My biggest issue and concern regarding the government accessing my personal information is that they are doing so without my permission and without legal consent, such as a warrant. The way the government and the NSA have retrieved our information goes against the constitution. I believe that whether you are doing something wrong or not should not be factor when you decide whether you are okay with the government listening, reading, and recording your personal emails, texts, and everything else you do on technology today. I do not believe that this is about whether we have something to hide or not. I think it is about privacy as a whole.
As American citizens I believe that we have a right to privacy. This has been argued time and time again in the United States government, not just regarding what the government is doing with its citizens person information. Although the right to privacy is not specifically listed in the Constitution I believe it is implied and is also included in The Bill of Rights. A Supreme Court case that sticks out in my mind as supporting the right to privacy is Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Griswold v. Connecticut was regarding the sale and possession of contraception. The Court decided that the individual had the right to possess and buy contraception and that the government did not have the right to deny people that. I believe that this supports the right to privacy because it gives rights to the individual and has the government stay out of the individuals business. If the government can no longer have a say in the personal matters regarding birth control and contraception I do not think that they should have the ability to access the information about what an individual does while using technology.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/rightofprivacy.html
http://lifehacker.com/why-your-privacy-matters-even-if-youre-not-doing-anyt-1645884650
As American citizens I believe that we have a right to privacy. This has been argued time and time again in the United States government, not just regarding what the government is doing with its citizens person information. Although the right to privacy is not specifically listed in the Constitution I believe it is implied and is also included in The Bill of Rights. A Supreme Court case that sticks out in my mind as supporting the right to privacy is Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Griswold v. Connecticut was regarding the sale and possession of contraception. The Court decided that the individual had the right to possess and buy contraception and that the government did not have the right to deny people that. I believe that this supports the right to privacy because it gives rights to the individual and has the government stay out of the individuals business. If the government can no longer have a say in the personal matters regarding birth control and contraception I do not think that they should have the ability to access the information about what an individual does while using technology.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/rightofprivacy.html
http://lifehacker.com/why-your-privacy-matters-even-if-youre-not-doing-anyt-1645884650