“This is what I feared would be the ultimate outcome of the Snowden revelations. Bottom line: At this point, the only clear result of the Snowden leaks is that the Senate is about to pass a bill legalizing the logging of the phone calls of all Americans. Further, who knows what amendments will be added in the mark up stage. Don’t for a minute think the mark ups are going to advance privacy. It will be all about complex paragraphs that will allow even greater surveillance.”
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/09/is-senate-about-to-pass-bill-legalizing.html
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