Evolution of Surveillance

By jsq42
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    Fourth Admentment protects the privacy of U.S. citizens.

  • BOI established

  • J. Edgar Hoover becomes director of BOI

  • BOI renamed FBI

    BOI renamed FBI

  • NSA Established

    NSA Established

    The National Security Agency was established in 1952 by President Truman. The NSA is responsible for monitoring, collection, decoding, and analysis of information and data for counterintelligence purposes.

  • COINTELPRO projects started

  • Church Committee Uncovers Illegal Domestic Spying by NSA

    A Senate investigation led by Sen. Frank Church, finds the NSA and other intelligence agencies engaged in a massive domestic spying program, targeting anti-war protesters, civil rights activists, and political opponents.

  • COINTELPRO programs ended

  • FISA Signed Into Law

    The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act governs the surveillance of people in the United States for the purpose of collecting intelligence

  • Terrorist Attack

  • Patriot Act

    Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 undid privacy protections adopted by congress over the last fory years.

  • New York Times exposes NSA domestic spying to the public

  • PRISM program exosed

  • NSA begins collecting telephony and internet data