GlobalPOV publisher David Holtzman sheds light on the "here's what's technologically feasible" side of the discussion, and unearths some ethical questions that he believes require additional discussion. • Read Mr. Holtzman's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum In an interview with GlobalPOV, Mr. Raul explains whose responsibility it is to maintain the balance between security and privacy, and also shares his opinion that so-called privacy advocates are doing more harm than good in terms of stimulating healthy debate. • Read Mr. Raul's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum As homeland security concerns have escalated, so has the popularity of surveillance technologies. Mr. Bill Green tells us more about how surveillance technologies are progressing, from a technological standpoint. • Read Mr. Green's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Renowned futurist David Brin whose 1998 nonfiction book, The Transparent Society, is arguably the most influential examination off technology's impact on privacy and freedom shares his thoughts with GlobalPOV. • Read Mr. Brin's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Are there legitimate privacy concerns related to Homeland Security initiatives? Or is this just a sounding board for political opportunism? Mr. William Cook from questions motives and introduces a few new angles. • Read Mr. Cook's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum How does the government detect network attacks, and how does this relate to Homeland Security? Mr. Jim Melvin explains why government agencies have some work to do in terms of securing networks. • Read Mr. Melvin's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum When the White House announced its "National Strategy To Secure Cyberspace," there were some interesting reactions from the tech community. Case in point: the following essay by information security expert Mr. Richard Forno. • Read Mr. Forno's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum It's truly astounding how much information the government has not just on individuals but also on our residences. Learn more about who has access to this information, and why this is another vital part of the Homeland Security vs. Privacy puzzle. • Read Mr. Hansen's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum GlobalPOV canvassed 20 professionals from different industries and for their thoughts about the realistic concerns that we should keep in mind regarding homeland security vs. privacy. Find out what they had to say. • Read the industries POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum   A policy analyst with the Electronic Privacy Information Center shares some interesting thoughts about the importance of government disclosure to the public, the consolidation of disparate government databases, and several other timely topics related to Homeland Security vs. Privacy. • Read Mr. Kshirsagar's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum We all know how much personal information the government has access to, but how much can they learn about a suspect when all they have is a name or alias? Quite a bit, according to Mr. Jack Hermansen. • Read Mr. Hermansen's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Find out what the media has been writing about these issues. • Read the Media's POV Learn about pending legislation that will have a direct impact on these issues. • Read More About Pending Legislation

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