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White House Defends Verizon Phone Records Dragnet

By Jeralyn, Section Civil Liberties
Posted on Thu Jun 06, 2013 at 10:53:51 AM EST
Tags: FISA, Verizon, Section 215 (all tags)
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Today the White House, without confirming the Guardian article about the FISA order requiring Verizon to turn over call detail records for all of Verizon's customers for at least three months, defended such an action in the name of terrorism and keeping us safe. The order is here. The Guardian reports:

The document shows for the first time that under the Obama administration the communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk – regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing.

According to an unnamed White House Official: [More...]

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