Internet Privacy For Users

Privacy on the internet is a well-known issue. Once a person submits something online, such as on Twitter or Facebook, their posts are able to be viewed around the Internet by strangers and friends alike. It leaves behind traces of personal information that should remain private. Companies track down these trails and sell the info to other companies, therefore violating the person's rightful privacy. It is the government's responsibility to protect the privacy of users and to take steps in preventing personal info from leaking out. It is their job to shield and support their citizens.
On the other hand, this also makes it a good reason for the government to overlook the actions of Internet users, what websites they have clicked on, what they have posted, and what they looked up on Google. After all, how can they protect if they don't know what the users are getting themselves into? This causes another issue on privacy from the prying eyes of the government.
Internet users should be able to have their own privacy. They should be allowed to post on Twitter or Google and not have to worry about whether or not their information would be stolen and hacked into. However, the government does have the right and responsibility to hover over their citizens. It is their job, after all. Still, the government should not have complete control. Many users are old and mature enough to be careful on the Internet and to take steps to contain their private information, so the government should not hack into everything and should just watch from a distance, taking action only when it calls for it.