Can you be sure the government isn't monitoring your every call and keystroke? The government created a program under the National Security Agency that records the public's use of data and communications. In recent developments, the media has portrayed the NSA as the menacing Orwellian Big Brother who watches every move you make and thinks you think. This is not far from the truth as your metadata from every call or online search is recorded, stored and can be used to decode you as a person. The USA PATRIOT Act was invaluable to the NSA as the United States went through a national crisis, following the September 11 attacks; but now the PATRIOT ACT must be repealed or amended to comply with the 4th Amendment to the Constitution because our time of crisis is over and political decisions should not be made so quickly. The government has crossed the line of privacy and is violating our public law. The United States PATRIOT Act is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Necessary to Interrupt and Obstruct Terrorism. The USA PATRIOT Act is an act passed in 2001 to allow for a broader range of surveillance both domestically and internationally. The National Security Agency is a government program created in 1952 in an effort to prevent foreign attacks during the Cold War by intercepting communications (NSA FAQ). From the interception of telegrams and the breaking of codes, communications have become much more complex with the growing and already widespread use of the Internet. Without adequate funding to keep up with new technologies, the NSA lagged behind other intelligence agencies until September 11, 2001. The attacks on T...... middle of document ......30 October 2013. November 24, 2013. Web.Greenwald, Glenn. As US espionage erupts in Europe, NSA chief says government must shut down media. October 25, 2013. November 24, 2013. US Web.Guardian Interactive Team. A Guardian guide to your metadata. June 12, 2013. November 23, 2013. Web.Merkel calls for clarity on the role of the NSA in Germany. November 18, 2013. November 24, 2013. Mission. April 15, 2011. November 23, 2013. Web.Selyukh, Alina. US domestic watchdog discovers NSA employees have been spying on significant others. September 27, 2013. November 24, 2013. Web.Wetterer, Charles M. The Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure. Berkely Heights: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998. Print.—. PATRIOTA Act. 8 October 2013. Web.—. Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. November 24, 2013. Web. —. Surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 2012. 8 October 2013. Web.