Surveillance Laws

Surveillance laws pertain to the legal frameworks that allow or limit government agencies in monitoring and collecting information on individuals, often for intelligence and security purposes. These laws determine the conditions, means, and extent to which entities like the National Security Agency (NSA) or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) can conduct surveillance operations, including wiretapping, data collection, and other forms of electronic monitoring.

Surveillance laws address the complex intersection of national security requirements and individual privacy rights. Voters may assess policies and practices with regards to the extent and boundaries of government surveillance, oversight and checks on surveillance activities, approaches to adapting surveillance laws in light of technological advancements, and views on the balance between individual privacy rights and national security needs.