The USA Patriot Act was designed and passed by Congress in just a few weeks after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in New York. The USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) significantly increases the surveillance, and investigative powers of law enforcement agencies. It gives federal officials greater authority to track
and intercept communications, both for law enforcement and foreign intelligence gathering purposes. …
