Security is a word that Americans love so much we attach it to everything; websites, passwords, blankets, and even alarm systems. Oddly enough, American domestic security has been compromised. The NSA (National Security Agency) has collected information that could be detrimental to American lives if it were released into the wrong hands. Edward Snowden, a political activist against the NSA, states in an interview with John Oliver, “While I (NSA) have a gun pointed at your head, I’m not gonna pull the trigger, trust me”. Must we accept that our lives will be perpetually spied upon, or is it our right as an American citizen to the essence of personal security? On September 11, 2001, America was attacked by Islamic terrorist claiming the lives…show more content… He held a position that allowed top secret clearances, and was able to have higher access that a normal NSA employee may have had. Not long after working for the NSA, Snowden realized the injustice to the american citizens that this program entailed. He knew what was going on behind the backs of the average american and he knew that for his conscience’s sake, he had no choice but expose the NSA. In an interview with The Guardian Snowden proclaimed, ”I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things … I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded”. After meticulous planning to ensure that everything he did was protected and encrypted, he found what he would consider, the most logical way to get the word out without being subjected his own…show more content… This new act reinstates, but reforms what was formerly known as the PATRIOT Act, by making a more transparent and less secretive to the american people. The USA Freedom Act According to politico.com in an article called the USA Freedom Act vs. the USA PATRIOT Act, “The USA Freedom Act would put new constraints on how the government could obtain records under the PATRIOT Act and other national security laws. Instead of obtaining massive troves of data in bulk, the NSA could only ask companies for data on a specific entity like a person, account or device. And the government would have to show that the individual is associated with a foreign power or terrorist group.” The USA Freedom Act will also allow the companies who are teamed up with the NSA to be more open about when they turn over information to the
