NSA Surveillance
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NSA foreign digital surveillance program to wind down unless U.S. Congress renews lawThe law allows U.S. intelligence agencies to eavesdrop on, and store vast amounts of, digital communications from foreign suspects living outside of the United States.WorldSep 29, 2017
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U.S. surveillance powers set to lapse with no deal in SenateA midnight deadline drew near for senators meeting in a Sunday session to extend surveillance programs, but a lapse seemed unavoidable and intelligence officials worried about giving terrorists greater freedom to operate.May 31, 2015
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NSA collects more data on ordinary users than actual targets: ReportWhen the NSA intercepted the online accounts of legally targeted foreigners over a four-year period it also collected the conversations of nine times as many ordinary Internet users.CanadaJul 7, 2014
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NSA surveillance debate shifting in favour of further limitsThe national debate over U.S. government surveillance, in a sharp and unexpected shift, seems to be turning in favour of reining in the National Security Agency's expansive spying powers at home and abroad.WorldDec 20, 2013
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Presidential task force urges sweeping limits on government spyingThe report was issued a day after a group of top executives from leading technology companies met with Obama at the White House to discuss NSA surveillance and other issues.WorldDec 19, 2013
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Report: NSA collecting millions of contact listsThe National Security Agency has been sifting through millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world, according to a published report.WorldOct 15, 2013
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Secret court approves new US order for collecting Verizon phone recordsA secret intelligence court has decided to continue an order that forces Verizon Communications to turn over hundreds of millions of telephone records to the government each day in its search for foreign terror or espionage suspects.WorldJul 19, 2013
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Snowden’s father praises son in open letterThe father of U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, frustrated by his inability to reach out directly to his son, wrote him an open letter on Tuesday praising him for "summoning the American people to confront the growing danger of tyranny."WorldJul 2, 2013
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Silicon Valley gives US edge in surveillance gameThe saga of Edward Snowden and the NSA makes one thing clear: The United States' central role in developing the Internet and hosting its most powerful players has made it the global leader in the surveillance game.TechJul 2, 2013
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Venezuela eyed as Snowden seeks asylumPoland has rejected NSA leaker Edward Snowden's asylum request, while officials in Germany, Norway, Austria and Switzerland say that he cannot apply for asylum from abroad.Jul 2, 2013
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