GOVERNMENT MONITORING

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i'm doing my term paper on government monitoring/the loss of american privacy and i was hoping that someone on here could please help me. i need to do an interview with someone that's knowledgable on the topic. i need these questions answered:

1.) Give me a little background on your experience and
knowledge on the topic.

2.) What cases do you know of where someone has been
under government monitor? (I've been having a lot of
trouble with this one. I would prefer something not
concering Arabs thought of as terrorists)

3.) What are the main reasons for doing it? (Besides
the obvious suspect of criminal activity)

4.) Is the Patriot Act still in effect? (It seems as
if it's been forgotten about ever since 9/11)

...OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.

if you know anyone i could e-mail and get a response to quickly, that would help too.

thanks anyone.