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A special hour on the past, present and uncertain future of the USA Patriot Act. (episode)
A mere six weeks after 9/11, the USA PATRIOT Act was passed. Brooke and Bob relive the act's conception amid a climate of fear, confusion, and deceit.
For almost fourteen years we've been hearing about the Patriot Act. What exactly is in it again?
Three provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire this weekend, unless a gridlocked Congress manages to find a last minute solution.
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, French legislators are considering a new law that looks a lot like what the US passed after 9/11.
The current Patriot Act debate suggests that mass surveillance comes primarily from Section 215. But other, less-known programs actually account for most of the metadata collected.
Ultimately, our assumption that the Patriot Act is at the center of our nation's struggle between privacy and security...may not be true.