IJR News — today's news from every sideDerek Foss My daughter was born in 2002 and this is just history class to her, not a memory. That gap widens every year. Post-9/11 Surveillance Expansion, Privacy Debate PersistsPolitics — Sep 8, 2026Twenty-five years after 9/11, surveillance infrastructure expanded into a broad digital ecosystem powered by AI and data analytics, linking federal, state, and local agencies with policing tech and civil liberties concerns. Debates continue over powers such as FISA Section 702, backdoor searches, and AI-enabled data mining, highlighting tensions between security, privacy, and the rights of communities most affected.