The federal government has engaged in sweeping financial surveillance that has intruded into the private transactions of American consumers. The financial surveillance uncovered was not based on specific evidence of particularized criminal conduct, and it focused on terms and specific transactions involving core political and religious speech protected by the Constitution. This book reveals a pattern of financial surveillance aimed at millions of Americans who hold conservative viewpoints or simply exercise their Second Amendment rights. This raises serious concerns and doubts about federal law enforcementâ s and financial institutionsâ commitment to respecting Americansâ privacy rights and fundamental civil liberties.