Tag: phone records
  • Sep 2, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Federal appeals court finds the NSA’s mass surveillance of American phone records was illegal

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has just ruled that the “NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records was illegal.” For years, the NSA has conducted a domestic mass surveillance program on Americans’ phone records with little to no resistance from other arms of the government but lots of resistance from … Continue reading “Federal appeals court finds the NSA’s mass surveillance of American phone records was illegal”

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  • Mar 29, 2019 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

NSA phone surveillance may end soon thanks to a bipartisan bill introduced to Congress

A group of bipartisan Senators and House Representatives have introduced legislation that would end the NSA’s mass surveillance of American phone records. The bill is titled: “Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act” and will put an immediate end to the NSA collection of phone records. Curtailing the NSA’s overarching mass surveillance plans is … Continue reading “NSA phone surveillance may end soon thanks to a bipartisan bill introduced to Congress”

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