On September 11, 2001 the US World Trade Center was under attack from terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda. The Twin Towers were barraged by two planes, one for each building. Meanwhile another plane targeted the Pentagon, and the last one crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. 3,000 people died in this event. This attack triggered major U.S. initiative to fight terrorism. From this new-founded goal, the Patriot Act was born. The Patriot Act gave new power to the U.S. Department Of Justice, the National Security Agency (NSA), and other federal agencies on domestic and international surveillance of electronics. The act also removed any legal barriers that would normally block law enforcement from sharing the information
