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Only post-Snowden did FISA Court even Consider if NSA Bulk Phone Collection is Legal

contributors 01/26/2014

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(By Michael Masnick)

FISA Court Waited Until After Snowden Leaks To Actually Explore If Bulk Phone Record Collection Was Legal (via Techdirt)

One of the most common defenses of the NSA’s bulk phone record collection (in which they get access to the record of basically every phone call in the US) is that the program has been reviewed and reapproved by the FISA Court every few months. Especially…

 

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The Real News reports, “Federal Oversight Board: NSA Program Ineffective & Illegal” with Ray McGovern

Filed Under: censorship, Dissent, Domestic Surveillance, Government surveillance

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