Be Email Careful--the Government is Watching

By Bill Wilson

Daily Jot News Service

WASH–May 29–DJNS–“Iran’s Nuclear facility represents a toxic nuclear threat to Israel because it is allegedly developing weapons grade materials that could be used in a terror attack. In fact, many have been concerned for a long time that Iran could supply al Qaeda with dirty bombs, which in turn, could be distributed to the Taliban, Hezbollah, Hamas or any other terrorist organization that might initiate a suicide attack on any number of targets. American nationalists believe that Islamist fundamentalists will attack.They could be setting up a communications infrastructure to watch ports, bridges, subways and power grids for opportunities.” Almost all these words trigger the federal government looking at your emails.

In fact, because this email contains such words, it is probably being monitored by the Department of Homeland Security. If you even write about going to work on the “Metro” or having to leave for the “Airport” for your vacation to “Mexico” your email could trigger the watchful eye of the government. Thanks to a Freedom of Information request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the DHS was forced to release the 2011 Analyst’s Desktop Binder used by the National Operations Center which identifies “media reports that reflect adversely on DHS and response activities.” The UK Daily Mail reports that DHS officials, however, deny that they police the internet for signs of government dissent.

Whether they do or not, they can and are using their technology to read emails that have hundreds of words in them that normal folks like us could use in every day back and forth conversations with our friends and associates. Now many people will say, “if that is what it takes to keep us safe, I’m ok with it.” Others will say, “I am not doing anything wrong, so they won’t bother me.” There is a fine line between sniffering out potential terrorists (ooops, there I triggered another search of this email) and spying on Americans. The Founding Fathers were so concerned about the government becoming a spy organization on its own people that they gave us the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.

The 4th Amendment says, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” Our personal security is violated by this government. 2 Corinthians 5:10 says, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” I would much rather be in the hands of YHVH and His judgment than that of our government.

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