NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily

6/15/2013

This article from The Guardian reports on a leaked top-secret court order that revealed the National Security Agency (NSA) had been collecting the phone records of millions of Verizon customers. The order, issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, required Verizon to provide the NSA with daily data on all calls made within the United States and between the U.S. and other countries. The article discusses the implications of this surveillance program on privacy rights, as well as the concerns raised about the extent of government surveillance and its impact on civil liberties. It highlights the ongoing debate between national security and individual privacy.

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