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Section 215 of the Patriot Act Allows the Government to Invade the Privacy of an Individual

After 9/11the US Government began to take measures to protect America and it’s citizens from terrorism. Whilst they have taken excellent measures including airport secruity, interacting with other governments’ to track and trace terrorists and upgraded most of their outdated systems, there is one invasion of privacy that was kept secret. The government began to […]

The USA Patriot Act: Security or Liberty?

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the resulting deaths of 3,000 innocent Americans immediately changed the face of the United States, its government and its people forever. Shortly after the first strike, the Bush administration took the first steps in fighting the “war on terrorism” with the signing of the USA Patriot Act. […]