▁a ▁model ▁act , ▁written ▁by ▁anti - sur ve ill ance ▁activ ists , ▁called ▁the ▁" F our th ▁Am end ment ▁Prote ction ▁Act ". ▁The ▁b ills ▁seek ▁to ▁prohib it ▁state ▁govern ments ▁from ▁co - oper ating ▁with ▁the ▁NS A ▁in ▁various ▁ways : ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁bill ▁would ▁prohib it ▁provision ▁of ▁water ▁to ▁NS A ▁facilities ; ▁the ▁California ▁bill ▁would ▁prohib it ▁state ▁univers ities ▁from ▁conduct ing ▁research ▁for ▁the ▁NS A ; ▁and ▁the ▁Kansas ▁bill ▁would ▁require ▁a ▁search ▁war rant ▁for ▁data ▁collection . ▁ ▁Public ▁protest s ▁▁ ▁The ▁dis clos ures ▁have ▁inspired ▁public ▁protest s . ▁ ▁" Rest ore ▁the ▁Four th " ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁release , ▁a ▁political ▁movement ▁known ▁as ▁" Rest ore ▁the ▁Four th " ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁rapidly ▁gained ▁momentum . ▁In ▁early ▁July , ▁Rest ore ▁the ▁Four th ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁protest s ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁cities ▁including ▁Seattle , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Den ver , ▁Chicago , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁These ▁protest s ▁were ▁lo os ely ▁coordin ated ▁via ▁online ▁mess aging ▁services ▁and ▁involved ▁protest ors ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁" Stop ▁Watch ing ▁Us " ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁an ▁anti - NS A ▁r ally ▁called ▁" Stop ▁Watch ing ▁Us "