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Friday 23 August 2013

Secret court 'troubled' by NSA surveillance, ruled illegal

From ZDNet

“The U.S. government on Wednesday released a secret court ruling that found some surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency illegal.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) heralded the release of the 86-page opinion by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), set up under its namesake 1978 act, as a "victory."

The Director for National Intelligence James Clapper announced in a statement, following the release of the court opinion, the establishment of a review group which will report on the U.S.' surveillance capabilities by mid-December.”

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