3.The Patriot Act updated the law to reflect new technologies and new threats. The Act brought the law up to date with current technology, so we no longer have to fight a digital-age battle with antique weapons—legal authorities leftover from the era of rotary telephones. When investigating the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, for example, law enforcement used one of the Act's new authorities to use high-tech means to identify and locate some of the killers. –“The USA PATRIOT Act: Preserving Life and Liberty,” Department of Justice Which statement would the author of the passage most likely agree with? The Patriot Act is essential to the United States’ efforts to combat terrorism. The Patriot Act is essential to the United States’ efforts to combat war. The Patriot Act is needed to help the United States protect privacy rights. The Patriot Act is needed to help the United States protect suspects’ rights.