I think that the issue of personal privacy versus national security is one of the most important today. Tech companies like Apple have access to all of our personal information, and it is continually getting more difficult to keep that information secure. The NSA incident makes me wonder how much information collected actually is a threat to national security. Most phone calls, texts, etc. are personal and trivial in the scope of national security. Privacy is one of citizens’ most important rights, and I agree that the government should not be able to manipulate that.

This is excellent commentary on this issue, Nathan. I am currently writing this from an airport after going through the extensive process of getting through security, and despite the hassle I still believe that it is a process that should be in existence. However, I think that in terms of cost to the government and resulting safety levels, the money could go elsewhere to protect people even more than before. 9/11 was a shock that to this day hasn’t worn off in America, but I still think that despite the shock still being there, the amount of money spent on airport security is ridiculous. Here is an article on this I think you might find interesting: http://reason.com/archives/2011/08/19/airport-security-vs-the-consti. I’ll look forward to your next post.

I think that the article you have cited is very interesting. Obviously, the debate between security and privacy has been a hot topic of discussion over the last decade. I agree with Zach that we need to have security, but we are spending absurd amounts of money on it. I feel that we should still have security, but that there are other ways that we can protect the citizens against terrorism and other attacks. I also agree that we don’t necessarily need to sacrifice our personal privacy for the security of our nation.
Here is an article you may find interesting: https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/04/politics/deena-zaru-internet-privacy-security-al-franken/index.html
Great post!!

Nathan, your article was very well written on this issue. I have also done some research on the issue and I liked how you included other aspects that have been influenced by these events, not just airline security. I believe that the global terror threat is constantly shaping and making American security smarter and more in depth in some ways, however I do believe that in some areas we have not improved, despite previous occurrences. I found this interesting source that you might like to read that analyzes the global terror issue and it’s influence on our travel security. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-30/how-terror-incidents-have-shaped-global-airline-security/8757450