Civil Liberties Groups Want More Details On The 500 Million Phone Calls Collected On Americans By The NSA

The Hill: Civil liberties groups press Trump administration on NSA call record collection

Two-dozen civil liberties organizations are urging U.S. officials to disclose more details on the more than 500 million call records collected on Americans by the National Security Agency (NSA) last year.

The organizations, which include the American Civil Liberties Union and digital rights group Access Now, say that the information is crucial to determining whether the government is overstepping its authority.

The letters, sent Thursday to the Office of Director of National Intelligence and to the House Judiciary Committee, come following the publication of a transparency report that revealed the spy agency collected 534 million call detail records in 2017, a substantial increase over the previous year.

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WNU Editor: I will be surprised if these details are released.