1. The Patriot Act
... into law on October 26, 2001. This act was a compromised version of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, which aimed to strengthen the nation's defense against terrorism by allowing intelligence agencies to monitor private communications and access personal information. Many provisions of the act, many of which concern electronic surveillance such as the internet, were proposed before September 11th and ... preventing of terrorism is surveillance. The act allows Americans to be more easily spied on by Intelligence agencies. As domestic law enforcement surveillance powers have expanded, so hav...
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