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The real, full title of the act is even more scary:

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct

Is it only US public sector that is so obsessed with pretty acronyms that seem to have more meaning than their unwrapped form, or is it common in Europe too?

note: I'm not from US, honest question

Politics loves acronyms to rally behind some vague concept.

You should see some of the PAC names and referendum law names, they are often the exact opposite of what they actually aim to accomplish, very much on purpose.

Digital Rights Management

When it comes to proposed US laws, the simple way to tell if the law is good or bad is as follows. If the name makes it sound like it is good for you, then it is definitely bad for you and should be voted against.

Terrorism

I thought it was Tequila

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