New NSA Leak Reveals That The Obama Administartion Collected Records Detailing The Email And Internet Usage Of Americans Until 2011

NSA Collected US Email Records In Bulk For More Than Two Years Under Obama -- The Guardian

• Secret program launched by Bush continued 'until 2011'
• Fisa court renewed collection order every 90 days
• Current NSA programs still mine US internet metadata

The Obama administration for more than two years permitted the National Security Agency to continue collecting vast amounts of records detailing the email and internet usage of Americans, according to secret documents obtained by the Guardian.

The documents indicate that under the program, launched in 2001, a federal judge sitting on the secret surveillance panel called the Fisa court would approve a bulk collection order for internet metadata "every 90 days". A senior administration official confirmed the program, stating that it ended in 2011.

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Update: New NSA leak shows email surveillance under Obama -- RT

My Comment: The leaks just keep on coming.