Surveillance has expanded in the US exponentially over the past two decades, largely as a result of the September 11 attacks. Private contractors such as Palantir Technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton, and more — who have gained a considerable amount of influence — have drawn significant criticism from civil libertarians over the violation of personal privacy rights. This increasing dependency on private organizations for national security has sparked widespread debate; be it about accountability, transparency, the scope of data collection, or close government ties of these entities. Evidence suggesting that such surveillance technology has been misused to unlawfully monitor ordinary citizens has only proved that the issue is a result of systemic legislative failures: lack of bipartisanship, as well as the broad and largely unsupervised provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act allowing overreach. As the supreme law-making body of the nation, it is imperative that the Senate takes decisive action by deliberating, legislating, and passing new and clearer frameworks that safeguard citizens' rights and harmonize security interests.