The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states: "The right of the people to the security of their persons, homes, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and shall not be issued no mandate." (US Constitution.) Government surveillance violates this right, as collecting sensitive information on individuals is “unreasonable research.” However, the NSA is currently using a loophole that allows them to collect data without a warrant Arnbak of Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, this exploitation of the loophole could leave Americans "as vulnerable to surveillance and as unprotected as foreign Internet traffic." Project MUSCULAR. According to CBSNEWS, the MUSCULAR project consisted of collecting approximately "180 million user records from Google and Yahoo's data centers." (Whittaker) The project was made possible because the data was collected overseas These projects indicate that the government is taking advantage of loopholes in the law to gather as much information as possible. CBSNEWS also mentioned how the 9/11 terrorist attack gave birth to the patriotic act. The Patriot Act allows the government to collect data to fight terrorism. However, a mandate is needed