  There are growing concerns and anxiety about privacy among the general public
especially after the revelations of former NSA contractor and whistleblowers
like Edward Snowden and others. While privacy is the fundamental concept of
being human, the growing tug-of-war between an individuals privacy and freedom
vs national security has renewed the concerns about where the fine balance
should lie between the two. For the first time in history the technological
advancement has made the mass data gathering, analysis, and storage a
financially and technologically feasible option for the governments and private
businesses. This has led to the growing interest of governments and security
agencies around the globe to develop sophisticated algorithms using the power
of Big-Data, Machine-Learning and Artificial Intelligence. The technology has
enabled governments and private businesses to collect and store thousands of
data points on every individual, which has put an individuals privacy under
constant threat. This article analyses the individual's privacy concepts and
its perceived link with national security. The article will also discuss the
various aspects of privacy and national-security, arguments of both sides and
where a boundary should be drawn between privacy and national security.
