29.09.2013 - 23:36 [ Economic Policy Journal ]

Is the Senate About to Pass a Bill Legalizing NSA Logging of Every American‘s Phone Calls?

Bottom line: At this point, the only clear result of the Snowden leaks is that the Senate is about to pass a bill legalizing the logging of the phone calls of all Americans. Further, who knows what amendments will be added in the mark up stage. Don‘t for a minute think the mark ups are going to advance privacy. It will be all about complex paragraphs that will allow even greater surveillance.