Surveillance-Reform

NSA Officially Ends Bulk Phone Metadata Collection Under USA Freedom Act

2015-11-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The NSA officially ended its bulk collection of Americans’ telephone metadata at 11:59 PM on November 29, 2015, as required by the USA Freedom Act passed by Congress in June 2015. The program, which had operated under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act since 2006, systematically collected …

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Obama Announces Limited NSA Reforms While Preserving Core Surveillance Programs

2014-01-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Obama delivered a major address at the Department of Justice outlining reforms to NSA surveillance programs in response to Edward Snowden’s revelations, but the proposed changes left core bulk collection authorities largely intact while adding modest procedural safeguards. The speech …

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