As the information age came upon us, many thought it would be a period of open exchange and the free flow of ideas. However, after the terror attacks of September the 11th, those lofty visions and ideals have come dimmed. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress haphazardly passed legislation that would significantly curtail intellectual freedom, transparency, and civil liberties. Since the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act only weeks after the 9/11 attacks, the United States has undergone dramatic change. We are no longer free to go about our business without fear of big brother watching over our shoulders. He is on our telecommunication networks, in our libraries, businesses, and bedrooms. Our civil liberties are being eroded every day, yet many of us have not come to realize this stark reality. All hope is not lost. There are things we can do to reclaim the liberty that the founders of this country and generations before us worked so hard to secure.