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Friday, May 09, 2014

Bill ending NSA data collection continues swift path through Congress

(Reuters) - A bill to end the government's bulk collection of telephone records got a unanimous go-ahead on Thursday from a second U.S. congressional committee, advancing the first legislative effort at surveillance reform since former contractor Edward Snowden revealed the program a year ago.

The House of Representatives Intelligence committee voted unanimously by voice vote for the "USA Freedom Act," which would end the National Security Agency's practice of gathering information on calls made by millions of Americans and storing them for at least five years.

It would instead leave the records with telephone companies.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

jokes on you american people... JOKES ON YOU...

They will SAY they will stop it or try to but it will keep going on and they will keep doing it...

You are the fools who will believe that they will stop...

Anonymous said...

Leave the country! Make it easier for NSA. Go to Mexico.... Enjoy your headless life there.

Crybabies! I have nothing to hide. Safety of the country is top priority.