How Important Can One Person Be?

One Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who was taken by Hamas in 2006, is being exchanged for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Is one person really worth 1,000 people put together? According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Shalit is. This agreement was made in order to keep his fate from being similar to Israeli Air Force Navigator Ron Arad, who was captured by Hezbollah and announced dead shortly after. Once Shalit was captured, Israel hit Palestinians hard with brutal attacks and force in order to get Shalit back. Their plan failed and instead of hitting their targets, they ended up killing hundreds of innocent victims. They decided to come up with an agreement, which they both agreed to. Today the first 477 Palestinian prisoners would be exchanged for Shalit. Those who will be released still would not have the little freedom everyone else has. They would need to keep checking in with the Israeli government and they could not leave the country. I personally think they need to come up with better and more agreements because all this fighting is pointless. I don't know if this was the best decision to be made by the Palestinians, because now Israel doesn't have anything meaningful to stop them from continually bombing and terrorizing the Palestinian people, but it did cease the fighting for the time being. Do you think they could have come up with a better agreement? Was this agreement even a good choice?

Are Your Phone Records Really Private?

If you knew that someone was tracking where you are, who you talk to, and what you talk about, would you be willing to walk around with a cell phone with you at all times? Phone companies such as AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint keep a record of all the above information for at least a year if not more. They are able to track you using the cell towers to find your location, keep track of who you call and who calls you, the pictures you send and recieve, and the text messeges as well as their contents are also stored for future references. Although these companies claim that the information is only released with a warrant and sufficient evidence, they are still out there. When in the wrong hands this information can be used in a negative way. The government and top companies have greatly increased the different ways to track people by the way of technology.We all have the right to privacy, but does the contract legally take this right away from us? Is it okay for the government to have this information at their disposal? 
Phone Privacy