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Cyber Security: The First Amendment In The United States

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Despite the fact that Germany – the country that gave rise to the Nazi’s reign of terror, has strict laws banning Nazi symbols, incitement of people and hate speech, the First Amendment in the United States protects the right of Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, and other hate groups who express their views openly.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation had kept records on rebellious groups during the first red scare, from 1917 to 1920, when the United States Law enforcement officials arrested many citizens and immigrants for their way of political conduct. In the mid 20th century, the United States witnessed the greatest abuse of constitutional rights as nearly one million intelligence investigators were opened on Americans. The …show more content…

In this regard, support refers to “training”, “expert advice or assistance”, “service”, and “personnel”. The provision of material support has been seen as a violation to the first amendment by many rights groups, as they criminalize activities like the distribution of literature, engaging in political and other community related …show more content…

With the recent rise in Artificial intelligence, the scope for cyber security has increased but so has the scope for cybercriminal activities. The nature of Cybercrime is such that it has no borders. A cybercriminal activity could initiate in Russia, have alliances in Ukraine, use servers in the United Kingdom, and target users in the United States. To make things worse, the disparity in cybercrime laws between countries’ is an added obstacle while conducting investigations. When working on cyber operations and investigations, it is to the disadvantage of respective law enforcement agencies like the police, investigators when they are confined to operate within their own national jurisdiction. In order to reduce the cybercriminals’ scope of crime, the approach should be to enhance international cooperation in matters of cross border investigations and prosecutions. Treaties like the “Convention on Cybercrime” provide law enforcement agencies with the powers to join forces in cyber investigations. Such combined forces help eliminate safe havens for cybercriminals and ensure that a ‘dual criminality’ requirement

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