%0 Journal Article %T The Ethical Dilemma Of The Usa Government Wiretapping %A Arwen Mullikin %A Syed (Shawon) M. Rahman %J International Journal of Managing Information Technology %@ 0975-5586 %D 2010 %I Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC) %X USA Government wiretapping activities is a very controversial issue. Undoubtedly this technology canassist law enforced authority to detect / identify unlawful or hostile activities; however, this task raisessevere privacy concerns. In this paper, we have discussed this complex information technology issue ofgovernmental wiretapping and how it effects both public and private liberties. Legislation has had amajor impact on the uses and the stigma of wiretapping for the war on terrorism. This paper alsoanalyzes the ethical and legal concerns inherent when discussing the benefits and concerns ofwiretapping. The analysis has concluded with the effects of wiretapping laws as they relate to futuregovernment actions in their fight against terrorists. %K Wiretapping %K government invasion of rights %K terrorist attacks %K eavesdropping %K privacy %K ethics %U http://airccse.org/journal/ijmit/papers/1110ijmit03.pdf