Despite Obama’s pledge to curb it, NSA mass surveillance wins rubber stamp

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By Dustin Volz | National Journal

Mass surveillance just earned another 90-day blank check, nine months after President Obama promised to rein in the NSA’s spying powers

In the face of congressional inaction, a federal court on Friday renewed an order allowing the government to collect phone records on virtually all calls within the United States.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved the Justice Department’s request for another 90-day extension of the National Security Agency’s controversial mass surveillance program, exposed publicly last summer by Edward Snowden and authorized under Section 215 of the post-9/11 Patriot Act. The spying authority is next set to expire on Dec. 5.

“Given that legislation has not yet been enacted, and given the importance of maintaining the capabilities of the Section 215 telephony metadata program, the government has sought a 90-day reauthorization of the existing program, as modified by the changes the president announced in January,” the Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a joint statement.

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  • Geezer

    All criminals have one thing in common, they all want to get over on someone. In the end they only get over on themselves Repent, Get Saved, Get Raptured. Jesus Christ is waiting and watching.

  • http://januariest.tumblr.com januariest

    Disgusting. So tired of the pushovers and marionettes that speak solely for the “rights” of gov’t, special interests, and lobbyists rather than the rights for We The People and what We The People actually want! The defacto “Homeland Security” excuse is nothing more than a mockery of the whole damn reason the US separated itself from the Colonies and the King and became the United States of America in the first place. How very, very sad..the saddest point being that the majority of Americans don’t even see it/turn a blind eye and nothing will ever truly change. What’s the big difference between this and communism (i.e.: like the Big Bad Soviet Union)? It’s all coming full-circle (suppress, distract, propagandize, exploit the people like we’re whores (we’re the product) and sell our info, instill fervent paranoia, make up wars, and abide by the almighty profiteering Big Data/Pharma/Banking/Corps and elites rules. Capitalism and global “security” at its best.
    What an utter fallacy.
    /end rant