The National Security Agency is a branch of the United States Department of Defense responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information for counterintelligence. Since its inception, the NSA has been credited with foiling over 50 terrorist plots worldwide in a forceful defense (Dozier). Army Gen. Keith Alexander stated that the NSA has two programs: one to gather U.S phone records and the other to track the use of U.S-based Internet servers by foreigners with histories of criminal activities. However, Snowden’s leak revealed that the government collection is deeper - with security scans on US citizens’ information as well. …show more content…
Over 54 percent of the The 54 percent of the American population disagree with government surveillance argue that there is no need to sacrifice personal liberty to be safe from terrorism(Schoen). Activist state that the NSA has broken federal privacy laws. The government has overstepped its boundaries by breaking into communication links of major data and spying on millions of user accounts. Citizens no longer have confidence that their medical data, private investments, and criminal records remain private. In fact, a federal district judge ruled that the NSA’s surveillance program violates the Fourth Amendment of the constitution, each man is secure from unreasonable searches and seizures of property by the