Here is a timely trip through the U.S. history of the privacy vs. security debate as it relates to wiretapping, courtesy of whocalledmyphone.net. The infographic below follows a path from the establishment of the 4th Amendment in 1791 to Edward Snowden, the NSA.
[Infographic] Wiretapping: Privacy vs. security
This infographic traces the history of the privacy vs. security debate in the U.S. from the Bill of Rights to PRISM.