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Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s New NSA Bill Will Codify and Extend Mass Surveillance of Americans

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s New NSA Bill Will Codify and Extend Mass Surveillance of Americans
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s New NSA Bill Will Codify and Extend Mass Surveillance of Americans
By Trevor Timm

 November 01, 2013 "Information Clearing House - "EFF" --  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and one of the NSA’s biggest defenders, released what she calls an NSA “reform” bill today.
Don’t be fooled: the bill codifies some of the NSA’s worst practices, would be a huge setback for everyone’s privacy, and it would permanently entrench the NSA’s collection of every phone record held by U.S. telecoms. We urge members of Congress to oppose it.

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