...private but when a crime is committed or there is a reason to be investigated, the FBI has the right to seek the citizens personal information. Law enforcement officials said that the laws were broken when the FBI secretly got information about U.S citizens. FBI agents sometimes demanded information such as telephone records from the citizens when it was not necessary and they did not have permission (Jordan, 2007). Under the Patriot Act , national security letters give the FBI permission to seek information about U.S citizens from telephone companies, banks, and internet service providers, however evidence was found stating that the FBI underreported to congress how often the security letters were issued (Jordan, 2007). The USA Patriot Act was activated in 2001, 6 weeks after the September 11 attacks (Pike,2006). By activating this Act, sharing of information to track down terrorist became available (Jordan, 2007). Bad record keeping and human error were the reason for the mishandling of the security letters as the FBI was using the letters during unnecessary times. There are times when the FBI needs to conduct business research to and analyze their data to solve a crime, but by illegally gathering the information that is needed to solve their research, the affected are the U.S citizens and the government. When the FBI conducts illegal activity,...
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...Saddam Hussein, and an overhaul of our national security. Americans felt unsafe as a result of 2000-plus civilians who perished that day, and demanded something be done to root out the terrorists and foil the plots before any more damage could be done. This led to the creation of the PATRIOT Act, a bill of great controversy 14 years after its inception. Whether the bill itself had a positive or negative impact on the country is still a topic of great debate to this day. The PATRIOT Act enabled the government to conduct roving wiretaps, search business records for immigrants marked as a suspect for terrorism, and removed many legal...
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...Introduction: We patriots want to be independent with the American colonies to gain their independence from Great Britain. We the Patriots include many famous patriots like: Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Ethan Allen, Patrick Henry, and Ben Franklin. Here is a quote from Patrick Henry:”Give me liberty or give me death.” This means that we the colonist should be independent from Britain. We became Patriots because we felt they weren't being treated fairly by the British. We were being taxed without any say or representation in the British government. This caused the us to want freedom from Britain.We the colonist argue that the British has charged us with unfair taxes, also no representation in British decisions,and the British intolerable the...
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...Codi Feuerzeig Economics 104 Professor Robert Pollin TA: Evelyn Kwakye May 7, 2015 Deregulation During the 1970s and 1980s the United States government went through a period of deregulation. Deregulation is a reduction of government involvement and control within an industry. Did this deregulation lead to the 2008 financial crisis? This is a hot button topic that is highly debated and causes a great deal of controversy. The financial crisis of 2008, known as the Great Recession, impacted the entire country and practically every individual citizen. Many politicians, such as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, look for an easy blame or a scapegoat, for example, the deregulation by the Bush Administration. Pelosi has been quoted saying " the Bush Administration's eight long years of failed deregulation policies have resulted in our nation's largest bailout ever, leaving the American taxpayers on the hook potentially for billions of dollars" (Gattuso). The issue with that statement is that the economic deregulation she speaks of did not take place during the Bush Administration, but many years prior and the laws of that time are not controversial in today’s economic situation. Rather more recent regulatory laws are to blame for the financial crisis of 2008. Why did we Regulate in the First Place? The Great Depression is unopposed when it comes to economic downfalls in the United States. The financial h...
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...National Security Should Be More Important Enemy of the state depicts an evil NSA team conducting illegal surveillance on a labor lawyer Robert, who was supposed to have a videotape of a politically motivated murder. Robert’s life was peaceful and happy until he suddenly met his college friend Zavitz in a shop, who passed the videotape secretly to him. Ever since that moment, Robert’s life was turned upside down. A special team in NSA soon discovered that he might have the videotape, and then the team raided his house and planted surveillance devices in order to find the videotape. His every movement was tracked and every word was tapped, which destroyed Robert’s life: he was fired from his work, his bank accounts were frozen, his wife threw him out of home since photos about his meeting former girlfriend were sent to his wife. After stumbling around for a bit trying to figure out what's happening to him, Robert turned to Brill for help, who turns out be an ex-NSA agent and who was responsible for inventing some of the surveillance devices. Together, they fought the NSA using the same techniques used against them, and finally Robert got rid of all his accusation and went back to his peaceful life again. Although the plot of the movie might look like a little Hollywood style, the surveillance tools feathered in the movie, such as, phone wiretapping, Global Positioning System, voice and face recognition system, and some much advanced ones, are generally in use today. Apparently...
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...The oregon standoff is a battle between the federal government and American militias. The American militia is lead by Ammon Bundy. The county of Harney is where the whole incident is taking place. At once a peaceful protest in the county of Harney, turned into an armed occupation. Their goal of the protest was to free ranchers Dwight and Steve Hammond, who were both found guilty of committing arson due to setting a fire on federal land. In the act of what was a peaceful protest, the militia has taken control over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to send the government a bigger message. No one was hurt from them taking over the refuge and they aren’t destroying property. County sheriff David M. Ward has offered treaties and has done his best...
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..."Matched" by Allie Condie. In the book Matched by Allie Condie, the citizens are forced to contend with a lack of privacy in their society. This lack of privacy is dangerous to society because of certain violations that this can bring; such as inference of the government in our daily lives and restriction of the fundamental rights that we are entitled to. In the book Matched, the government keeps an eye on every citizen. This constant surveillance is evidence of the lack of privacy going on in their society. The issue of lack of privacy is a major one in the story, and it was an issue that America has had to deal with. I cite the Patriot Act as an example. The purpose of this act was to “deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.” “The Patriot Act allowed federal agents to monitor electronic communications, which includes wireless phones, email, and internet, without much oversight. It also allowed the government to seize business records of...
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...The Patriot Act: A Constitutional Analysis Andrew Mills University of Memphis Abstract “The USA Patriot Act, enacted seven weeks after the September 11 attacks, granted the federal government sweeping new powers to expand surveillance, curtail financing, and deport aliens in connection with terrorist activity” (Stanford, 2003). This quote embodies the reasons for the heated controversy surrounding the Patriot Act. Whether one discusses the brief period of time leading up to the signing of the Patriot Act or the numerous provisions that resulted from the passing of this bill, individuals will likely have clashing viewpoints. The vast majority of the controversies surrounding the act involves whether or not it falls in line with the U.S. Constitution. Opponents of the act argue that it should have never passed through Congress due to its unconstitutionality. Those who support the Patriot Act often use its success in fighting terrorist threats as a reason to maintain it. After analyzing the bill and its provisions, its successes were made apparent, as well as its unconstitutionality. The Patriot Act: A Constitutional Analysis The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, commonly known as the USA Patriot Act (USAPA), was signed into law during one of the most distressing periods in American history. Its hasty introduction spawned controversy across a variety of political spectrums. Concerns regarding...
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...The Patriot Act was created to diminish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world by enhancing law enforcement investigatory tools. This act helps law officials easily obtain subpoenas for access to information records. The government is wrongly suspecting everyone of being involved in terrorist activity. However, this act contradicts the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, which states that everyone has a right to secure their own property against unreasonable searches and seizures, defined by a lack of probable cause and warrant. The Patriot Act allows officials to bypass warrants when obtaining information, violating every citizen’s constitutional right to privacy. Since the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the Patriot Act: Section 215 was updated in hopes of decreasing terrorism by strengthening domestic security and expanding the powers of the bureaucratic agencies. This act give the government too much power and threatens civil liberties of its people. Section 215 allows agencies to conduct surveillance by intercepting, sharing, and using electronic communications for criminal investigations without consent (Patriot Act). These procedures are set forth in hopes of intercepting on foreign powers and communications related to terrorist activity. This act violates the rights set forth in Constitution. Although the U.S. Constitution contains...
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...The Value of Digital Privacy in an Information Technology Age List and describe at least three technologies that allow an individual to research citizen’s private data. Personal information is collected from a multitude of public and private databases. Among the public collection of databases the following can be found on nearly any U.S. citizen who has included themselves in any of the following: birth, marriage, or death certificates; public court filings, arrest records, and property tax rolls; state issued licenses such as drivers and/or professional licenses. Facebook, Spokeo, and CensusLink are among the many private sector databases of collected information on U.S. citizens. Those whom have had their privacy breeched in most cases freely provided the information and signed or initialed a waiver, which they probably failed to read. Chances are that until a problem becomes evident one will not realize the true consequences of their disclosure of said information. Social Networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the myriad of clones which have popped into existence in the last decade are some of the largest purveyors of information about individuals. Facebook is the largest social network service provider in the U.S. Research shows the following facets of Facebook; there are more than 350 million active users; more than 35 million users update their statuses at least once a day; more than 2.5 billion photos are uploaded to the site monthly; they...
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...In 1783 the treaty of Paris was signed. That ended the Revolutionary war and let the colonies break away from England and become the United States of America. Were the colonist justified to seek independence? The British taxed them with acts, didn’t listen to the colonies in the British government and also England is a small country that's 4,417 miles away. The colonist were justified in becoming Patriots and seeking independence from Britain. Parliament taxed the colonies with many acts, some of them even make the colonist lose their privacy and natural rights. During the stamp act the Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser put a skull and crossbones where you have to put the stamp. The stamp that you needed was supposed to go on...
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...Was he a traitor for calling out the government for unnecessary surveillance on its people? Well, no. But he wouldn’t be called a hero as well. Some people believe he sold secrets to Russia and China. But in an interview held in October, 2013, he explains after spending some time in Hong Kong, he did not take any classified National Security Agency documents with him to Russia when he fled there earlier, in June. He assured the Russian intelligence officials could not get access to them. He explained he gave all documents to journalists he met in Hong Kong without keeping any for himself “because it wouldn’t serve the public interest”. In the same interview, he mentioned he was able to protect the documents from Chinese spies because he was familiar with the nation’s intelligence abilities. “There’s...
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...potential litigation. Attorney Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine are two separate and distinct issues and should be treated within the legal world as separate disclosures. Attorney Client Privilege, which originated in Roman and canon law, has evolved into a recognized judicial doctrine and is necessary in order to provide clients with access to effective, well informed counsel. In Upjohn Co. v US the Supreme Court the Court stated that “Its purpose is to encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients and thereby promote broader public interests in the observance of law and administration of justice.”(a) However, since the passage of the Patriot Act (b) (terrorism, September 11, 2001), and the various corporate scandals leading to the Sarbanes Oxley Act(c) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (2001 Seaboard Report) and the fall out from such companies as Enron, WorldCom the federal, state and regulatory offices of the government are attempting to pierce the Attorney Client Privilege. The government has attempted through two (2) separate practices to tear into what was once considered a “privilege” that was recognized and adhered to throughout the US. The two (2) issues we know face are (i) attorneys are being required to “waive” attorney client privilege in order to appear cooperative. Failure to waive has resulted in the court stipulating that the attorney was being uncooperative; thus penalties have become much harsher and...
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...complete background including addresses, criminal history, financial history, and assets owned through the service. Advantages of public access to this information would be the ability of a bank or collector to be able to track down a person who owes a debt, or for someone to be able to collect on a legal judgment. Disadvantages would be the loss of privacy of the person who is being investigated and the liability of the user to ensure that the information did not fall into the wrong hands. Spyware is unwanted and unnecessary software that is installed without the user’s knowledge which allows for a remote user to gain access to personal files, hardware, and data on the host computer. This is extremely illegal and invasive as the persons privacy is invaded without their knowledge. Spyware can come in four forms, tracking cookies, adware, Trojans, and system monitors. Unlawful access to a computer is illegal under computer crime laws such as the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse act of 1984. This is clearly and effectively displayed in Robbins V. Lower Merion School District, where plaintiffs were charged in using spyware to access web cameras of students in their bedrooms. There are no advantages to access to the information retrieved through this means for the end user, however the person retrieving the information can recover banking information and a...
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