NSA Admits It Improperly Collected a Huge Amount of Americans’ Call Records

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A purge of hundreds of millions of domestic phone records suggests that the only post-Edward Snowden reform Congress passed hasn’t worked.

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Published Jun. 29 2018 5:45PM EDT

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The National Security Agency has admitting to improperly collecting what appears to be hundreds of millions of phone records from Americans, casting doubt that the principal restriction Congress imposed after Edward Snowden’s revelations has significantly inhibited the surveillance behemoth.

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NSA Admits It Improperly Collected a Huge Amount of Americans’ Call Records

A purge of hundreds of millions of domestic phone records suggests that the only post-Edward Snowden reform Congress passed hasn’t worked.

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