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NSA Abandons “About” Searches

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fisa, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, patriotact, privacy, searches, Security technology, surveillance

Earlier this month, the NSA said that it would no longer conduct “about” searches of bulk communications data. This was the practice of collecting the communications of Americans based on keywords and phrases in the contents of the messages, not based on who they were from or to. The NSA’s own words: After considerable evaluation … Read More “NSA Abandons “About” Searches” »

Pre-Snowden Debate About NSA Call-Records Collection Program

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nsa, patriotact, phones, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

AP is reporting that in 2009, several senior NSA officials objected to the NSA call-records collection program. The now-retired NSA official, a longtime code-breaker who rose to top management, had just learned in 2009 about the top secret program that was created shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He says he argued to then-NSA … Read More “Pre-Snowden Debate About NSA Call-Records Collection Program” »