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The Politico: NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve
The agency tells a federal judge that it is investigating and 'sincerely regrets its failure.'
The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it pledged to preserve in connection with pending lawsuits and apparently never took some of the steps it told a federal court it had taken to make sure the information wasn’t destroyed, according to recent court filings.
Word of the NSA’s foul-up is emerging just as Congress has extended for six years the legal authority the agency uses for much of its surveillance work conducted through U.S. internet providers and tech firms. President Donald Trump signed that measure into law Friday.
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WNU Editor: If the court orders me to not destroy evidence and I did .... I will be in jail in a heartbeat. But in this case .... the NSA says "we are sorry" .... and that is the end of the story.
More News On The NSA Destroying Evidence That It Pledged It Would Not Destroy
NSA failed to preserve some data related to surveillance court case: report -- The Hill
NSA erased surveillance data related to pending lawsuits: Report -- Washington Examiner
NSA "Sincerely Regrets" Deleting All Bush-Era Surveillance Data It Was Ordered To Preserve -- Zero Hedge
NSA erased surveillance data related to controversial GW Bush spying program – court documents -- RT
US National Security Agency Deleted Surveillance Data - Reports -- Sputnik
1 comment:
The real question is: are these data "really" destroyed? Officially, yes, but aren't they preserve somewhere else? I have a hard time to think that the NSA "trashed" so much valuable data just for looking clean.
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