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Running Head: GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1

Government Control of Information Technology

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GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2

Government Control of Information Technology

Introduction

There are two most important things in any country in the world. The two are

security and democracy which go hand in hand. Whenever any country compromises

its security, then its citizens are at risk. With information technology invention, a lot

has changed and sometimes the government can find itself censoring some

information not to water down the fruits of democracy but rather to protect people

against unforeseen risks.

Problem Statement

Censorship and safety measures go together and governments should balance

standards for human rights and the risk exposure to citizens.

Answer one

To prevent its citizens from unnecessary risks and mass surveillance, many

governments have made efforts to safeguard the sovereignty of technology.

Practically this means that the providers for private service have to make their

services nationalized and this is all geared towards total control over the kind of the

information in the data storage (Gonzalez-Zapata & Heeks, 2015).

Many times, much reference is made towards human rights, particularly

privacy rights, which the government uses to shield itself when reverting to a state-

centric national security perspective. It is very much understandable whenever the

government starts to take control over the sensitive data but it is only after it

recognizes and legalizes the standards for human rights as it localizes information that

it will be considered legitimate.

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Running Head: GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Government Control of Information Technology Professor’s Name Student’s Name Course Title Date 1 GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Government Control of Information Technology Introduction There are two most important things in any country in the world. The two are security and democracy which go hand in hand. Whenever any country compromises its security, then its citizens are at risk. With information technology invention, a lot has changed and sometimes the government can find itself censoring some information not to water down the fruits of democracy but rather to protect people against unforeseen risks. Problem Statement Censorship and safety measures go together and governments should balance standards for human rights and the risk exposure to citizens. Answer one To prevent its citizens from unnecessary risks and mass surveillance, many governments have made efforts to safeguard the sovereignty of technology. Practically this means that the providers for private service have to make their services nationalized and this is all geared towards total control over the kind of the information in the data storage (Gonzalez-Zapata & Heeks, 2015). Many times, much reference is made towards human rights, particularly privacy rights, which the government uses to shield itself when reverting to a statecentric national security perspective. It is very much understandable whenever the government starts to ...
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