Nowadays, some people believe governments should implement measures to preserve their country’s security. This could be achieved by accessing mobile phones, including data about phone calls and message records. However, others argue that this personal information should always be obtained with the consent of everyone involved. This essay will discuss both sides of the argument, although I believe that consent from the owner should be required before accessing such sensitive information.
On the one hand, as the digital era grow at a fast pace in our world, technology has also significantly change the way how crime is currently commited. For example, this days a popular scam is for someone to pretend to be working at the bank, then procede to phone call the victing, asking for their personal details, so they can access to their victime’s bank account and rob the money. In this case, if the authorities are able to look into the phone call recods of the suspects, the police will be able to find the culprits in no time. Therefore, citezen’s safety could be highly improve, and reduce the crime rates in the area.
On the other hand, enable legal agents to obtain classified information only if permission is granted is a better option, protecting this way people’s privacy. This approach will ensure that personal data is only use for certain porpuses and not available to anyone who can misuse it. As a result, any individual’s private information will be safeguarded and not used against them.
In conclusion, while there are many arguements supporting government access to people’s classified data for security reasons, I believe that any access should only be granted with explicit consent.