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| Subject: NSA collecting millions of phone records: report Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:17 am | |
| The US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting telephone records of millions of US citizens under a secret court order issued in April, according to a report.
Citing a copy of the court order, which The Guardian said it had obtained, the report said US telco Verizon is required on an "ongoing, daily basis" to give the NSA data on all phone calls in its network within the US and between the US and other countries.
The NSA said it had no immediate comment and Verizon spokesman Ed McFadden declined to comment.
The Guardian said the White House and the US Department of Justice declined to comment for its story.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/nsa-collecting-millions-of-phone-records-report-20130606-2nru3.html#ixzz2VQTUF5qk
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