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US House passes bill to end NSA's collection of telephone data
Published Thu, May 14, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THE US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to end the National Security Agency's (NSA) dragnet collection of telephone data from Americans, a controversial programme revealed in 2013 by former security contractor Edward Snowden.
The USA Freedom Act is seen as a big win for privacy and civil rights advocates. The White House backs the reforms, saying that the bill protects privacy whi…
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