James Clapper‘s office has released another batch of documents in a grudging nod to the transparency forced on it by the ACLU‘s FOIA requests (and subsequent lawsuit). Mike covered one yesterday that detailed the NSA‘s collection of location data, something it had previously assured legislators hadn‘t actually happened. Well, it did happen but the agency excused it as a „test,“ something it felt the FISA bulk records orders allowed it to do. Tellingly, it informed officials after the fact, rather than seeking explicit approval beforehand.

Beyond that, these documents are rather light on details.