Terrorism and Cyber Crime

The Fourth Amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights that secures our houses, persons, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. No warrants can be issued without probable cause and must describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. With the spike in terrorism and cyber crimes people have become extremely fearful and have become more inclined to substitute these safeguards for new laws, such as the Patriot Act, that remove these freedoms and protections that we have. These new laws allow police officers to search or seize with a warrant that was received without any evidence (including tapping any telephone) as long as they state that they believe that there is some sort of terrorism or terrorist that needs to be...