Protecting your privacy from the government Privacy and government, people have been debating the conspiracy theory that the government is always watching you for centuries. With information system integration, this fear is quickly becoming reality. Since 9/11, the government has developed a completely new understanding of information about people living in the United States. Now they are focusing on all potential threats to national security. The major government initiative, which is part of Homeland Security is Total Information Awareness (TIA), also known as Terrorism Information Awareness. This campaign is the closest thing to "Big Brother" the United States has ever seen. It focuses on gathering as much information on as many people as possible. possible in a single database, making information available to government officials to locate and target potential individuals involved in terrorism. On the surface this would seem like a good thing, but if you look at the situation more closely, you will find that they are collecting information on anyone and everyone. This means that they are collecting information about people for future purposes. They are collecting information under the guise of being able to use it in the future in the name of National Security. TIA is not the only way to extract information from our privacy; airlines in collaboration with the government have developed a similar system for airline passengers. The government is also buying information from other companies about its customers to gain more data on potential perpetrators of errors. We will discuss key points about all three later on this site. In essence, many believe that they are violating our privacy. Total Information Awareness......middle of paper......privacy awareness within its agencies. They have begun to create positions called Private Contact Officers (PCOs), who are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the implicit agreement on privacy with its citizens. Of government agencies surveyed, more than 74% of respondents believe privacy is extremely important to their agencies. Some of the agencies' main objectives concern Internet security and safety, and the integrity of personal information. Most agencies surveyed said privacy was a priority; was not ranked among the top priorities. The issue of privacy and governance is improving, but at an extremely slow pace. Once people understand that when you lose your privacy you can never get it back, they will protect themselves and their privacy. better information. The only one who can help prevent the invasion of privacy is ourselves.