Home surveillance has been active in the United States for years now. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was the first action our government took to help electronically secure our country. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that prescribes procedures for collecting physical and electronic surveillance data. Over the years, domestic surveillance has evolved due to terrorist acts on American soil. The September 11 attack, in which four coordinated terrorists attacked the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, which took place in New York and Washington, DC, was a catalyst for our nation and its security. America has rapidly increased the security of airports, public spaces and cyberspace. President Bush introduced the Patriot Act, which involves the use of wiretapping, business records searches, and surveillance of individuals suspected of terrorist activities unrelated to terrorist groups after attacks, in order to help find and prevent terrorists from committing another inhumane and cowardly act. . Although these laws were helpful in the past, domestic surveillance quickly became a problem. Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA and PRISM carried out mass surveillance on a majority of civilians. These scandals have made citizens uncomfortable thinking that they could have been or are currently being monitored. The Boston Marathon bombing, in which a known Islamic extremist planted two pressure cooker bombs, killing 3 people and injuring 264 others, is a prime example of the failure of mass surveillance. Russia warned the United States about the terrorist who became an extremist and was potentially involved in extremist groups, the FBI questioned him and the CIA placed him in the middle of a paper......Clearly defends domestic spying without court approval and calls the Senate's failure to renew the Patriot Act "inexcusable." com. New York, June 2013. Web, November 7, 2013. Deibert, Ronald. “Why NSA spying scares the world.” » CNN, June 2013. Web. Goodman, Amy. "Senate Insider Speaks Out: Former Wyden Staffer on Secret Laws, Domestic Spying and Obama's NSA Reforms." Democracynow.org. Democracy now, August 12, 2013. Web, November 8, 2013. Snowden, Edward “Edward Snowden explains why he stood up to the NSA.” Democracynow.org. Democracy now, August 12, 2013. Web. November 8, 2013. Rehab, Ahmed. “Why Racial Profiling Contributes to Stupid Security” 7th ed. Gary Goshgarian and Kathleen Kruger New York: Parson-Longman. , 2011. 493-95..