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  • NSA: Our systems are so complex we can’t stop them from deleting data wanted for lawsuit

    06/12/2014 9:18:36 AM PDT · by mojito · 30 replies
    WaPo ^ | 6/9/2014 | Andrea Peterson
    The National Security Agency recently used a novel argument for not holding onto information it collects about users online activity: it's too complex. The agency is facing a slew of lawsuits over its surveillance programs, many launched after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked information on the agency's efforts last year. One suit that pre-dates the Snowden leaks, Jewel v. NSA, challenges the constitutionality of programs that the suit allege collect information about American's telephone and Internet activities. In a hearing Friday, U.S. District for the Northern District of California Judge Jeffrey S. White reversed an emergency order he had...