The U.S. Patriot Act

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This paper discusses how, since its conception, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 has been criticized by privacy and civil liberty organizations as being too intrusive upon American private citizens, as well as legislative bodies of government. It discusses its inception in the wake of September 11, 2001, in an effort to find the terrorists responsible for the horrific actions on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and looks at its implementation in different sectors of society.

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"The objective of the Patriot Act is to make it easier for federal agents to investigate and identify possible terrorist threats in the U.S. (Henderson 2002). To achieve this, "Congress modified preexisting surveillance law, which among other things established the conditions under which the government could electronically monitor various types of ongoing communications within the United States in non-emergency situations" (Henderson 2002). Among the modifications is the pen/trap order, which previously was only valid in the district where it was obtained, however, now once an order is obtained it is valid throughout the United States (Henderson 2002)."

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