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To defend the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law; to protect the U.S. from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement support to federal, state, local, and international agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is receptive to the needs of the public and is faithful to the constitution of the U.S.: this was the responsibilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ten years ago . Now because of the arrival of the Atomic Age and the increase of the FBI’s size and jurisdiction; the FBI had to increase their intelligence and use of technology in order to protect the United States from civil rights violations, organized crime, terrorism, drugs, financial crime, and violent crimes. In the past ten years, the FBI has encountered an increasing number of criminal investigations in which the criminals use the Internet to communicate with each other or to communicate with their victims. To level the playing field with the criminals, the FBI’s modern day technology has allowed the them to develop new programs such as Magic Lantern, Carnivore, and other programs to help prevent future terrorists or criminal attacks. For the last ten years the increasing numbers of computer crimes caused the FBI to develop two software programs to help minimize the number of crimes.
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