Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
When Seamus is arrested for spying on other people’s conversations about economics, it becomes pretty clear that the government doesn’t actually frown on monitoring the actions and communications of individuals. They just frown on OTHER people doing it. Despite the initial outcry when Edward Snowden leaked the details of the US government’s domestic surveillance apparatus to the public, the broad and often warrant-less collection of metadata continues to happen. Constant surveillance leads to serious problems, not least of which is self-censorship.
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CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin, Jen Maffessanti, and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
oyez.org/cases/1967/35
washingtonpost.com/opinions/nsa-surveillance-may-be-legal--but-its-unconstitutional/2013/06/21/b9ddec20-d44d-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html
wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324904004578535670310514616
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/11/only-2-of-federal-criminal-defendants-go-to-trial-and-most-who-do-are-found-guilty
pewresearch.org/internet/2015/03/16/americans-views-on-government-surveillance-programs
harvardmagazine.com/2017/01/the-watchers
theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/30/nsa-americans-metadata-year-documents
wired.com/2015/03/data-and-goliath-nsa-metadata-spying-your-secrets
wired.com/2013/06/phew-it-was-just-metadata-not-think-again
scientificamerican.com/article/how-are-the-nsa
propublica.org/article/nsa-data-collection-faq
fee.org/articles/why-the-surveillance-state-is-dangerous
fee.org/articles/mass-surveillance-is-spreading-along-with-covid-19
When Seamus is arrested for spying on other people’s conversations about economics, it becomes pretty clear that the government doesn’t actually frown on monitoring the actions and communications of individuals. They just frown on OTHER people doing it. Despite the initial outcry when Edward Snowden leaked the details of the US government’s domestic surveillance apparatus to the public, the broad and often warrant-less collection of metadata continues to happen. Constant surveillance leads to serious problems, not least of which is self-censorship.
______________________________
CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin, Jen Maffessanti, and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
______________________________
LINKS:
oyez.org/cases/1967/35
washingtonpost.com/opinions/nsa-surveillance-may-be-legal--but-its-unconstitutional/2013/06/21/b9ddec20-d44d-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html
wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324904004578535670310514616
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/11/only-2-of-federal-criminal-defendants-go-to-trial-and-most-who-do-are-found-guilty
pewresearch.org/internet/2015/03/16/americans-views-on-government-surveillance-programs
harvardmagazine.com/2017/01/the-watchers
theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/30/nsa-americans-metadata-year-documents
wired.com/2015/03/data-and-goliath-nsa-metadata-spying-your-secrets
wired.com/2013/06/phew-it-was-just-metadata-not-think-again
scientificamerican.com/article/how-are-the-nsa
propublica.org/article/nsa-data-collection-faq
fee.org/articles/why-the-surveillance-state-is-dangerous
fee.org/articles/mass-surveillance-is-spreading-along-with-covid-19
