Apple VS. FBI :

On December 2, 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a shooting that happen down in San Bernardino California. The FBI wants Apple to unlock their phones so that they can try and see if they could get into Syed Farbook, one of the shooters. The FBI wants to try to get into his phone to see if he was working with the Islamic State. But in order for them to unlock his phone they would have to create a key to unlock any phone. They claim they will only use it for that one phone but once the key is made it can fall into the wrong hands and from there everyone else's phone would no longer be safe. That's something that should not be allowed and apple shouldn't work with them.

Many people have I phones now a day and they have privet information in the phones for example credit cards and personal pictures and everything. The government already stalks our every move. Our privacy has become not privet anymore. I myself included own an apple device and I wouldn't want people getting into my privet personal information.

In the image above is a simple picture to everyone probably, we can all look at the picture and maybe just see a man with a gun asking siri to open a door. In this case siri is like a door; a door into our lives. As soon as apple lets the FBI into the phones its like giving them a key into every ones life, everyone that owns an apple phone. And that's not right, the government is already watching us we don't need the FBI to be taking over our privet information in our phones. In my opinion the FBI should work with apple to find a way to unlock just this one person phone with out having to unlock all the phones.

As I read more and more about the topic, it reminded me of a book I am reading called, The Crucible. It reminded me of this book because, in the book it takes place back in the day when witchcraft was something big. In the book everyone is always looking at people to see what they are doing in their personal life, to see if they are witches. Same with this Apple vs FBI, the FBI wants to unlock the phones to find this one person just like in the book. But in the book the people would be the FBI and that one person the FBI is looking for is like the "witch" and in order to find a witch they would be able to look closely into every ones personal life, they say they won't but we don't know that for sure.

Are Whistleblowers being Protected?

In 2013, former contractor Edward Snowden who was contracted with the NSA, leaked document on how the NSA spies on American citizens. He did that because rights of American citizens were being violated and they are being taken away at a time. Whistle Blowers protection is stronger then they really are. Whistle blowers protection are widely recognized as essential to check government malfeasance, the system fragments U.S government is not doing enough to protect whistle blowers.

          http://thecontributor.com/humor/five-cartoons-about-bradley-manning-and-war-whistleblowers

This political cartoon shows how the first two guys, have been sentenced time in prison for exposing the NSA secrets. It's showing the bad side of them instead of the good. At times Whistle Blowers, do a good because they find out secrets of what the NSA does to citizens, or what they want to do to them, the NSA is being congratuated for spying on us, when that's not good at all.

In the Crucible, When John Proctor tried the expose Abigail and the girls for performing witchcraft they denied it and made a plan to make other people in the community feel bad for her, just like the NSA. When Edward Snow leaked on what the NSA was doing, they quickly denied it and even tried to pull some dirt on Edward Snowden to get him to be in trouble instead of them.

Whistleblowers are good for society because it can help prevent different issues like safety or in companies. Even with protection, whistleblowers are not protected from coworkers or others or even with harassment issues that are being reported. However, as whistleblowers become more widespread and accepted in our society, new people are training to understand whistleblowing policies and procedures. So by this, we can say that whistleblowers seem less dangerous and they can be protected.

We Have No Privacy

It was a beautiful Spring , coming home from school when I turn on the television to check the weather and then a surprising news came up that caught my eyes immediately. The government has been tracking us and will be tracking us due to terrorist activity. As soon as I heard that endless thoughts began to come through my head. How come we don´t have privacy? Where´s our privacy?

In America more than 2 billion people were being spied on by the government on phone calls, texts, emails, and every sort of communication. The government is abusing our privacy. Will we ever get that privacy back?

What is the government gaining by abusing our privacy? I understand there is big disasters in the world we live in like terrorist and attacks, but that also doesn´t mean the government should be knowing every part of an innocent citizens daily life.

Our next generation is going to be even worse. The government is going to take all this spying activity to a different level to avoid terrorist attacks and to avoid disasters. We have to do something about it, we cant just let the government take over our lives and not give us the privacy we need. I honestly feel used as soon as put in my pass code to send a text or make an important phone call. The government cant blame us all for the terrorist attacks that go on.

This cartoon actually a bit funny because the old lady had lost her glasses and since the government knows every single part of your life she tells her husband that she is going to ask the government to remember where she left her glasses. 

Apple's Problem With the FBI

Apple is one of the top companies in the world. Many people admire the company, buy their products; Apple products are used for companies and people nationwide. Now, why would the FBI begin to get involved with them?

San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone was recovered by the FBI, but they could not access his phone because of the pass code. They requested that Apple makes a "backdoor" type of software to unlock and get into his phone. Well, what good would it be for the security of the customers of Apple if Apple does make this software? This is hazardous to their security and personal info of iPhone users because if this software were to get to the wrong people, terrorists or criminals specifically, anyone is at risk of their iPhone being hacked.

http://www.englishblog.com/2016/02/cartoon-apple-vs-the-fbi.html#.VvGCqVsrLnA

Yes, if they had this backdoor software available they would be able to access info from this criminal's phone. Frankly, it does not justify the promised security that Apple has provided to its customers. All it takes is one person to obtain that software and everyone could be in danger with their personal info, their credit or debit card info, and even their lives. The FBI said that they are only trying to get into this "one particular iPhone" but like what the General Counsel of Apple, Bruce Sewell, said, "It will weaken our safety and security, but it will not affect the terrorists." 

This article connects to the book The Crucible for a couple reasons. In the book, the court officials go around questioning and judging the personal lives of the people in Salem. They tracked John Proctor's movements and barged into his house questioning him. The court officials would say that because John Proctor does not attend church on Sunday, he is suspicious to witchcraft. This type of judgement is unjust and does not give enough information (at all) about what he does. They basically just question him and other people in the book and do not consider their rights. If Apple were to make this backdoor software, the customers of the company that own iPhones would be at a risk of their rights being violated, just as the rights of the people in Salem are.

Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp (Gitmo)

Mistreated. Abused. Unlawful treatment. That´s how prisoners were treated in Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba. Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) was also a naval base. Obama makes a key argument that the prison in Cuba  — that its continued operation is contrary to “our values” — crumbles upon examination, too.  Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp violates human rights. The prisoners get tortured and brutally beat. Democrats want to close down Guantanamo Bay because they believe that what is going on inside the prison is not just. Republicans who want to keep the person open say only the worst of the worst are left. 

I agree with Obama that Guantanamo Bay should be shut down. We are humans. We have rights. No one deserves to be mistreated no matter what they have done. We have natural human rights that should be respected even in prison. No human should be tortured no matter how many laws they have broken.

Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp connects with The Crucible because women were accused of being witches and they would get tortured and mistreat and many of women were killed. Goody Proctor was accused of witch craft because of the sin that her husband has committed. She was arrested and mistreated, and like in Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp she was treated very badly. She had no rights and wasn't allowed to have visitors.

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This is where the prisoners are first housed when they first arrive to Guantanamo Bay. This prison has bad living conditions and the prisoners get treated like animal.

No Entry Without Say

On the evening on May 16, 2010 in Detroit MI a sleeping 7 year old girl was shot in the head during a no knock police raid. The  police shattered a family window in the middle of the night and  hurled a flash bang onto the couch next to the 7 year old and charged in and shot her in the head. They were in the wrong home.

No Knock Warrants are violations of privacy and the right to feel safe in your home. No knock warrants can have various reasons if someone has been robbed before and a police officers raids your home you can feel like you are getting robbed because you don't know who it is. A 'lot of police officers invades the wrong house and the homeowner and officer can die because the homeowner will try to protect his family or him self so he might shoot or try to kill the officer. If your not home and the police comes in your house they will most like go through your things to see what you have and when you come home you will think that you been robbed.

A familiar story the D.C. police conduct violent home raids on there scent of evidence. Shandalyn Harrison's was in her house with her 11 year old daughter and the police invade her home and violated her privacy. The police didn't just violated Shandalyn Harrison they also violated her daughter by pushing aside the shower curtain and pointed a gun at her.
  

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No knock warrants are a violation of privacy and the right to feel safe in your home. In this Image no knock warrant are a violation to the 4th Amendment because you are violating the right to have privacy.
The two officers are violating the the 4th Amendment.


In the Crucible Tituba was in her house and John Proctor pull her out and violated her privacy without saying anything or knocking and that's a violation of privacy right and the right to feel safe in your own home.

Apple being eaten by FBI

On December 2nd 2015, 2 terrorists killed 14 innocent people in San Bernardino, California and injured many more. This mass shooting has caused problems in the government and its laws and a new problem for a major company in electronics, Apple. It all started when a married couple by the names of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik walked in the inland Regional center in San Bernardino and caused this horrible act of violence. The police were able to chase them down and kill them in a shootout, and when they went to their homes they were able to find weapons, bombs, and other terrorist equipment. But most importantly the FBI was able to get a hold of one of their iPhone where there might be access to many more terrorists contacts, plans etc. The problem is, when the FBI tried to unlock the iPhone numerous times and they failed and when an iPhone has 10 attempts to unlock it will erase itself and the FBI is trying to avoid this.by this the FBI demanded apple to create a new backdoor software to allow them to hack into the terrorist iPhone.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has refused to create the new software because the software has never been created and it would cost millions of dollars to make it.But most of all millions of iphones would be at risk with the new software created to hack into a iPhone with all of someone's personal information .Also the company is afraid that the FBI would use this to spy on other people and invade privacy of users around the country. Apple is working on creating a more advanced security for iphones to make it impossible to unlock it.

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All of this relates to The Crucible because during that time period in Salem men had more power to women and were only allowed to do house work while men provided the needs for the family. Women gained power by knowing who did witchcraft or had contact with the devil. Or they would just accuse the people for hatred or vengeance or love like Abigail did with john proctor. The FBI says that its only for unlocking one iPhone but who knows the government might be lying the whole time and use this new software for their advantage.

 http://time.com/4262480/tim-cook-apple-fbi-2/