"Colleges Fear Anti-Terrorism Law Could Turn Them Into Big Brother"
Submitted by Sessions on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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"Colleges Fear Anti-Terrorism Law Could Turn Them Into Big Brother"
"Colleges Fear Anti-Terrorism Law Could Turn Them Into Big Brother"
In October of 2001, only one month after the destruction of the World Trade Center, the government enacted the USA Patriot Act. In the article "Colleges Fear Anti-Terrorism Law Could Turn Them Into Big Brother," Scott Carlson and Andrea L. Foster explain how the act is affecting many colleges in America and also how the schools feel about their new obligations. Although many students are not aware of the act, most of those who do are unhappy about it. While campus officials are also unhappy about it they also have to focus on what they are going to do when they are forced to pry into student lives.
The USA Patriot Act has and will affect school campuses in numerous ways. This act has amended many laws, which were made in the interest of students. The laws that once protected US citizens from having their email and all other electronic communications intercepted by the government. The government is also allowed to look into who is checking out what books at the library. Libraries explain that they try not to keep records after a book has been returned. Some schools are making policies on how the situation will be taken care of if and when a government official asks for student information; others are left worried and confused.
The USA Patriot Act is understandable considering what has happened to the United States. However, it has left many school officials as well as students confused and worried about how the act will affect them.
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