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Big Brother is Watching

An Illustrated Guide to Government Surveillance Programs

From Tom Head, About.com

If you think the government is watching your every move, that's crazy--but if you think the government is too good or too honest to try it, that's naive. Whether in the name of fighting crime, communism, terrorism, anarchy, military enemies, or just in the name of patriotism, our government has watched us before and will watch us again. As technology improves, privacy as we know it will inevitably evaporate; the best we can hope for is the power to watch the watchers.

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Officers Search for DrugsGovernment Surveillance and the Fourth AmendmentCamera Records Woman Leaving WorkDoes the Right to Privacy Protect Us from Government Surveillance?Suspected ECHELON CenterProject Echelon (1947-present)J. Edgar HooverCOINTELPRO (1956-1971)
NSA ProtestThe "Spygate" NSA Surveillance Program (2001-present)TIA Web SiteTotal Information Awareness (2002-2003)Orrin HatchPATRIOT Act II / VICTORY Act (never implemented)
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