# 25 years on, America still weighs the trade-off it made after 9/11

https://mins.news/en/video/55256

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-11 22:24 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0l_T3lorx0

> The September 11 attacks did more than destroy the Twin Towers: they helped create a new America shaped by ubiquitous cameras, mass data surveillance and a security apparatus that had not existed the week before. Twenty-five years later, the costs of trading freedom for safety are still being borne by the United States and the world.

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