The PATRIOT Act increased the abilities of law enforcement and intelligence agencies mainly by deconstruction FISA. FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, created strict standards on foreign intelligence collection, as well as criminal investigations. One of the main criticisms of FISA is that it created an environment where US agencies were not cooperating, allowing Al Qaeda to successfully attack the US. Mainly, intelligence agencies, such as the NSA or CIA, would not share their foreign-gather intelligence with law enforcement, such as the FBI or Border Patrol. Conversely, evidence gathered on foreign nationals by the FBI was not shared with intelligence agencies, as it was deemed criminal evidence. The PATRIOT Act While the PATRIOT Act still respected a US citizen’s First Amendment rights, US citizens were deemed eligible for surveillance under a FISA warrant. Other big impacts of the PATRIOT Act allows the US to conduct roving wiretaps, so an individual can be monitored despite changing location or hardware. The PATRIOT Act also allows the federal government to gather a wide swath of information related to US citizens without a warrant, including things like library or phone
The PATRIOT Act increased the abilities of law enforcement and intelligence agencies mainly by deconstruction FISA. FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, created strict standards on foreign intelligence collection, as well as criminal investigations. One of the main criticisms of FISA is that it created an environment where US agencies were not cooperating, allowing Al Qaeda to successfully attack the US. Mainly, intelligence agencies, such as the NSA or CIA, would not share their foreign-gather intelligence with law enforcement, such as the FBI or Border Patrol. Conversely, evidence gathered on foreign nationals by the FBI was not shared with intelligence agencies, as it was deemed criminal evidence. The PATRIOT Act While the PATRIOT Act still respected a US citizen’s First Amendment rights, US citizens were deemed eligible for surveillance under a FISA warrant. Other big impacts of the PATRIOT Act allows the US to conduct roving wiretaps, so an individual can be monitored despite changing location or hardware. The PATRIOT Act also allows the federal government to gather a wide swath of information related to US citizens without a warrant, including things like library or phone