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Privacy is a fundamental human right that should be protected, even when it makes government surveillance and security efforts more limited.
Governments often argue that expanded surveillance is necessary to keep people safe. But as technology grows more invasive, the line between protection and control becomes increasingly blurred.
Weakening privacy leads people to self-censor. When individuals feel watched, they start holding back their opinions, ideas, and creativity out of fear of consequences, which directly limits personal freedom and open expression.
A survey of 520 U.S. writers by PEN America found that many feared government surveillance and changed how they wrote or what they talked about because of it. This shows surveillance doesn’t just target criminals, it quietly pressures ordinary people to silence themselves.
If protecting people means making them afraid to speak freely, something’s off. Privacy matters as it allows people to think, speak, and create without fear, which is fundamental.
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Rebuttals are key in debate!Rebuttals sharpen your logic, train your critical and analytical skills, reveal weak points in arguments, and train real debate skill.