Posted on 05/23/2015 4:40:33 PM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has begun winding down its collection and storage of American phone records after the Senate failed to agree on a path forward to change or extend the once-secret program ahead of its expiration at the end of the month.
Barring an 11th hour compromise when the Senate returns to session May 31, a much-debated provision of the Patriot Act — and some other lesser known surveillance tools — will sunset at midnight that day. The change also would have a major impact on the FBI, which uses the Patriot Act and the other provisions to gather records in investigations of suspected spies and terrorists.
In a chaotic scene during the wee hours of Saturday, Senate Republicans blocked a bill known as the USA Freedom Act, which would have ended the NSA's bulk collection but preserved its ability to search the records held by the phone companies on a case-by-case basis. The bill was backed by President Barack Obama, House Republicans and the nation's top law enforcement and intelligence officials.
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Suuure, and I have some ocean front property in Arizona for sale.
They’ll call it “Parallax”....
So they have a better one, that’s still a secret.
They probably have winded this program, only to start up another one.
Yeah, sure - and they just gave up their best weapon to intimidate and thus control the populace. Right. Oh, and lapdog maggots of the MSM were so quick to let us know of our victory over the =fascist bastards.
They wound down THIS program as soon as it became public. I am sure the one they are using is better. And the one they are using in their real secret bunker program is even better and will never be known.
They’re phasing out the program to collect numbers, times and durations of calls. They’re phasing in the program to collect the actual conversations.
Sheila Jackson Lee:
“People are going to have to understand that Barak Obama is building a database on EVERYONE, bigger than the world has ever seen, and that’s going to be a very useful tool in his hands..”
Anyone think he’s just going to THROW THAT AWAY...?
Coincidentally, the ‘Online Ecosystem Binary Digit Conservation program” is ramping up.
I have some ocean front property for sale in Arizona ... I’ll throw the Golden Gate in for Free ... and a politician never lies, as we all know ...
they must have all the ‘backdoors’ they need for a century, Norm ...
So “they” say.
I don’t trust ANY part of this regime. Nothing but friggin crooks and petty tyrants. They should all be hung by the neck until dead.
Yeah right, we’re supposed to believe this. And obamatard is a natural born citizen.
They have since the patriot act was passed. Thats a certainty.
oh come on ... throw in the Golden Gate or I’m going to steal your customers.
BS
they just built a supercenter out west
welcome to the fourth reich
the word on the street is ... the nazis were kinder and more humane ...
but the graveyard isn’t!
Good Point, Gaijin. The ‘Miles and Miles to Go’ were certainly missed a ‘Long Time Ago’. ‘Hold Your Heart’ America ... Find ‘Shade’ ...
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