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NBC News | Posted: September 9, 2016
Summary Sentence:
Peter Swire, associate director of policy for the Institute of Information Security & Privacy, explains what has changed since the Patriot Act was enacted.
Full Summary:
Peter Swire, associate director of policy for the Institute of Information Security & Privacy, explains how intelligence surveillance of American citizens has changed since Sept. 11, 2001 and the Patriot Act.
Professor Peter SwireIn the emotional wake of 9/11, lawmakers pledged new protection with the Patriot Act. Fifteen years later, the law dramatically expanded the government's ability to gather surveillance, broadened the definition of terrorism and sought to strengthen border security. Peter Swire, associate director of policy for the Institute of Information Security & Privacy, explains what has changed since the law was first enacted.
