These measures, while undoubtedly increasing the security level of the nation, have breached the sacrosanct right of privacy and freedom of speech by monitoring electronic mail, websites and telephone calls, regardless of the person. ... The Electronic Privacy Information Center says, "The FBI claims system "filters" data traffic and delivers to investigators only those "packets" that they are lawfully authorized to obtain." ... The government, however, felt that this data was essential and thus made laws forcing companies to disclose any requested information. ... The definition of security a...

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However, the PATRIOT Act, granted law enforcement and the government the ability to survey suspects and make sure we stay safe. ... If Law Enforcement had not been able to locate the victim, she would probably not be alive today, and there would be another criminal on the loose. ... People are very concerned with this one because they feel like their privacy is being violated. ... The next example is probably one of the most controversial topics in the privacy debate, internet use. ... The PATRIOT Act has allowed law enforcement to receive warrants that allow them to question anyone. ...

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"Its bipartisan sponsors argue that such laws are necessary to thwart terrorism. ... As long as the private sector companies like Symantec take this stance our privacy and the integrity of the computer industry will remain in tacked. ... Are we willing to forgo personal privacy for the sense of security? Most of us are willing to lose some of our privacy but to the extent that is becoming the trend, people will not stand for it. ... Law enforcement cannot run unchecked. ...

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In reality, the law gave the US government new powers to monitor and spy on communications, detains immigrants indefinitely, and access financial records. ... Theoretically, a Constitutional amendment should supersede any law passed by Congress, but in practice the Patriot Act became the practice. ... This is an example of the overreach of the modern bureaucratic state, violating one of the fundamental human rights, which is the freedom of privacy. ... In this context, we should regard laws like the Patriot Act as still variable and not merely finished products. ... Quite obviously, the resu...

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However, some experts warn the vague manner in which this provision has been made could lead to abuse and violation of privacy. ... The second key role was to provide an avenue through which such terrorist would be tried according to international law. ... This information is personal and exposure of such information is a breach to personal privacy. ... The provision of the Act has created clear guidelines acceptable within the law on how to get intelligence and mount surveillance on suspected individuals. While the Act has been criticized for breaching personal privacy, it is fundamental to ...

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Many people dislike wiretapping because they feel it is an invasion of privacy. ... It was supposed to be a temporary law to keep US safe while we were recovering from 9/11. ... The reason this law was supposed to be temporary is because The Patriot Act was thought up, drafted, edited, and passed into law in only 45 days by Congress and President George W. ... The Patriot Act can be interpreted as controversial because it targets immigrants and is a violation of privacy. ...

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Congress has just passed a new law enabling law enforcement agencies to do just that. ... The law establishes a counter-terrorism fund. ... Jessie Choper, a constitutional-law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, states, "In the past, Congress has done much more in respect to privacy than the Constitution requires. ... She argues that the law limits individuals from making legitimate political protest. ... Law enforcement agencies need all the help they can get to tackle a seemingly insurmountable task. ...

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There are people out there who work just as hard as law-biding citizens to violate a person's write to privacy. ... From 1995-1997, the Privacy Rights clearing house cited identity theft as the highest-ranking problem. Due to the increasing amount of cases being noticed, more and more advocacy groups such as the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PIRG) who provided counseling to victims, protested for bills to be passed and lobbied to place a stop to this. ... Fewer than one in ten victimizations were reported to law enforcement or law protection agencies. ...

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The law also creates new relationships between domestic criminal investigators and agents of foreign intelligence ("USA Patriot"). ... Many writers, both nationally and locally, are currently voicing concern that the Patriot Act could destroy the essential balance between national security and individual privacy rights guaranteed in the U.S. ... In the small north coast city of Arcata, California, resolutions have been passed urging local law enforcement officials to refuse requests made upon them under the Patriot Act, when they believe requests are in violation of an individual's civil...

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The EPIC, also known as the Electronic Privacy Information Center, is a governmental agency that has been established to enable public knowledge to many the rights and regulations that one has to abide by when utilizing electronic media in the United States. ... Contained within this act are various rights and privileges extended to our federal law enforcement officials in order have curtail and prevent various acts of terrorism. ... Along with the enforcement of the law the Patriot Act also aided in the prosecution of it. ...

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And lastly a freedom to act anyway you want to in public or in the privacy of your own home. ... Top law enforcement officials believe that associates of the hijackers remain tucked away in American communities. ...

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