Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

potentially billions of people with the greatest surveillance capabilities ever seen in human history; with all the power concentrated almost exclusively within the Executive Branch of the government; specifically surveillance agencies such as the NSA, and the FISC courts that approve of their…

May 2013, Edward Snowden disclosed information about the U.S. intelligence conducting controversial government surveillance activities to newspaper reporters, the US government accused him of violating the Espionage Act of 1917. Specifically, Snowden currently faces three criminal charges. The first charge falls under section 641 of the United State Code for theft of government property. The other two charges fall under the Espionage act section 793 (d) and section 798 (a)(3). These two sections…

of the most horrific events that will change the world history. The United was under the eyes of the world. Twelve years later leaders of the United States are trying to manage and constantly seeking security for the country. Constant and extent surveillance state was necessary to build up a sense of trust from their citizens. Americans are still seeking for the right balance between national security and individual privacy. To what extent is ok to gather data for national security purposes? Can…

eyes. There are laws set in place, like the Health Insurance Portability Act (HIPPA) that helps protect an individual’s health information. Imagine that your deepest darkest secrets are no longer safe from anybody or organization. In the technological world we live in there is that emanate threat that others can view the intimate details of our life. Now picture…

Government Surveillance in America On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by terrorist groups in New York City by a terrorist group that cost thousands of lives. The acts of terrorism that happened in 2001 were followed by the U.S House writing an act that would be called “Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” or “The Patriot Act”. This act was eventually passed and put into effect. It being passed gave government intelligence agencies the power…

something personal to all Americans who witnessed this historic event not long ago. The 2,977 deaths on that day in the World Trade Center is something America will never forget and America has changed forever because of it. America has adjusted our foreign policy, created new and improved security, engaged in war and we, as a nation, have had, and still have to mentally and emotionally recover due to these events. September 11th impacted America nationally, economically,…

government’s policy of discounting the Fourth Amendment for issues of intelligence and national security. During the Cold War, laws such as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act gave government agencies the ability to conduct electronic surveillance on suspected threats to national security without a warrant. In 1994 the act was expanded to allow for physical searches. This act and others like it, give the government to effectively ignore the Fourth Amendment when it comes…

times by the government and can be arrested for suspicions of having thoughts that go against the government. Although Thought Police are not patrolling the streets and Big Brother has not yet risen to power, government policies such as the Patriot Act and advancements in technology that allow for the collection and storage of massive amounts of data give today’s government the ability to closely monitor its citizens. In 2013, Edward Snowden, a former member of the National Security Agency,…

disobedience that keeps a free society exactly that. Examples specifically in the US range from the beginning stages of the American Revolution, to the struggles of civil rights advocates, to the actions of one Edward Snowden in exposing the government's surveillance to the people; all of these cases represent how, employed correctly, peaceful protest can spur necessary action. In the case of the American Revolution, the necessary action was not peaceful. The Declaration of Independence and…

War and the US Patriot Act provides increased security and guarantees freedom without compromising privacy for the American Public. Both were significant because they were written to secure the home front. In 1947 Congress passed the National Security Act which established a Department of Defense over three separate services. These services were the army, the navy, and the new air force. The act also created the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate the intelligence gathering…