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    Importance of Privacy and Acceptance of National Security The definition of the word privacy, according to Dictionary.com is, “The state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view”. The right to feel safe and secure is one that citizens are privileged to have. Although the Government’s use of spying techniques is an invasion of privacy some would argue that the positive effects far outweigh the negative. The ability to increase security, prevent attacks, and provide safety to

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    to "spy" on American citizens without their knowledge or a court order. The legality of the Patriot Act and government surveillance needs to be brought into question today. At the time the Patriot Act was created, it was considered unpatriotic to question these new anti-terrorist prevention methods. More than a decade after the tragedy, we need to put things into perspective and look at the Patriot Act more closely than ever. The fast irrational behavior by politicians after 9/11 has cost the country

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    There are numerous issues with the US Patriot Act. It has forestalled numerous assaults on us from terrorists; however would you truly need to surrender such a great amount of opportunity by keeping in mind that the end goal has better control of terrorists. Numerous individuals would bolster the demonstration since it does offer more assurance against those assaults. Other be that as it may, would absolutely differ with the demonstration. The USA Patriot Act is really disregarding a large portion

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    The USA Patriot Act gave police officers the all-around capability to search without need of any warrants. They were allowed to watch credit card statements for suspicious activity. Also, they were able spy on, lockup, and transport, in confidentiality, those people questionable of being a terrorist or carrying out terrorist’s acts. The Patriot Act was the most recognized implemented law post 9/11 but there were more than 130

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    to unlock the San Bernardino killers' Apple IPhone. Many claim that if Apple unlocks the phone, their would be a back door in the encryption in the future. If this happens Americans are posed with having their information leaked. Snowden and the Patriot are also factors that

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    Congress passed the USA Freedom Act, which effectively ended the NSA’s mass phone data collection program as it changed parts of the USA Patriot Act to require the NSA to have the permission of a federal court if seeking the information of a targeted individual from a phone company. In addition, the act requires federal agencies engaging in data collection to release annual reports on their collection programs to increase transparency for the American public. However, the act still reinvigorated

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    (US Const) of the USA as well as the first ten amendments, also known as “Bill of Rights”, defines the framework of it. It is a supreme law that defines how Federal Government works. Shortly after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, the US congress enacted a law, commonly known as The Patriot Act. This law enlarges the power of government and administration allowing them to obtain the personal records of any person of suspect in hopes of preventing any future terrorist act. Many of its provisions

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    and quickly passed antiterrorism legislation known as the USA Patriot Act. The title of the act is a ten-letter acronym [USA PATRIOT] that stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. The act was understood to give the government sweeping authority to take necessary safety measures like conducting electronic surveillance via the Internet. The initial Patriot Act was passed by President George W. Bush in 2001. On May 26

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    attacks, Congress almost unanimously passed the USA Patriot Act in October 2001. This legislation rendered against the Fourth Amendment and numerous more legal protections to permit law enforcement agencies to perform thorough searches without proper warrants. Searches that ranged from evaluation of financial transactions, cellular communications, and other intrusive tactics to reduce the possibly of another terrorist attack like 9/11. Although this act provided significant results in terms of reducing

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    THE EFFECTS OF WORLD WAR I ON POLITICAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES As you read in Chapter 21 “An Emerging World Power,” the government clamped down hard on those who dissented from the war and on those who held radical or unpopular opinions. In this assignment you will explore how political and ethnic minorities were treated during and after World War I. Definition: A “minority” is anyone who is not like or does not agree with the majority. It does not have to mean an ethnic or racial minority

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