👁️Big Brother 2.0: When Presidential Power Meets Digital Surveillance
Civil Rights
Constitutional Law
National Security
Trump returns to office with access to vast surveillance apparatus including FISA Section 702 authorities, expanded facial recognition systems, and data collection programs. Civil rights advocates warn these tools could be misused by an administration that has promised to target political opponents, with minimal judicial oversight and few legal constraints on presidential surveillance power.
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Why This Matters
Your Privacy Rights:
Expanded surveillance programs can monitor your phone calls, emails, internet activity, and location data without warrants—turning everyday digital activities into government intelligence gathering.
Your Political Freedom:
Surveillance tools designed for foreign threats can be used to track activists, journalists, and political opponents—creating a chilling effect on free speech and democratic participation.
Your Constitutional Protections:
Mass surveillance undermines Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches while enabling investigations based on political views rather than criminal activity.
Your Future Security:
Surveillance infrastructure built today becomes the foundation for future authoritarian control—normalizing government monitoring makes it harder to resist abuse by any administration.
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What surveillance authority allows the government to collect "foreign intelligence information" from Americans without individual warrants?
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According to civil rights advocates, what is the main protection against presidential misuse of surveillance tools?
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What type of surveillance data does Project 2025 call for the CDC to collect?
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What concern do experts raise about using geolocation data for surveillance?
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Civil Liberties
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What surveillance tool expansion did ICE request after Trump's election?
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Immigration Enforcement
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What concern do advocates raise about police being deputized for immigration enforcement?
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According to civil rights advocates, how can internet search histories be used for surveillance?
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What has Trump said about potentially deporting in his immigration enforcement plans?
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Civil Liberties
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What has Congress consistently failed to do regarding surveillance powers since 2013?
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What does Trump plan to deploy against "domestic enemies"?
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What type of surveillance program compels American companies to cooperate with the NSA?
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What type of surveillance rules can change "at the stroke of a pen"?
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What type of data do "data peddlers" sell to the government?
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According to advocates, what shocked members of Congress who had voted for surveillance laws?
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What did the Bush administration use to justify domestic surveillance before being exposed?
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What risk does a "centralized, imperial presidency" pose according to experts?
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What type of behavior could surveillance enable according to experts?
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What surveillance tool do ankle monitors represent beyond tracking?
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How long has Congress been failing to address surveillance power concerns?
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What happens to surveillance infrastructure built today according to experts?
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Civil Liberties