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NSA bulk call records collection extended for last time |
August 31, 2015
The U.S. National Security Agency's controversial program for the bulk collection of domestic phone call records has been granted extension for the last time, according to documents released.Under an order by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the NSA is now allowed to continue collecting the data for a three-month period until Nov. 28. The permission was extended in June to Aug. 28.The collection of phone records metadata, which did not include collection of information on the content of conversations, is one of many large-scale surveillance schemes of the NSA that were disclosed by former agency contractor, Edward Snowden. The disclosures led to demands for the reform of government surveillance to protect people's privacy.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2977880/nsa-bulk-call-records-collection-extended-for-last-time.html#tk.rss_all
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