InfraGard is an organisation that serves the FBI and U.S. businesses. Its primary focus is to access information that could help prevent terrorist attacks on the United States. It was started in Cleveland, Ohio in 1996, and ever since has been a controversial issue.
Why? The American Civil Liberties Union criticizes that InfraGard is growing into a Terrorism Information and Prevention System, that could become deputizing eyes and ears for the FBI. However, Kathleen Kiernan, the Chairwoman of the InfraGard National Members Alliance states that InfraGard is simply trying to protect the people from any attacks and suspicious behavior.
Many people have different views on InfraGard. Some people see it as a benefit to society, that can help us live in a safer country. Some see it as a gateway to something worse. That it opens up the possibilities to having a government that watches your every move, takes away the very rights that protect our well-being, and actually harm our country, simply by trying to protect it.
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"InfraGard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfraGard>.
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