Security News > 2017 > May > NSA Abandons "About" Searches (Schneier on Security)
2017-05-19 19:05
Earlier this month, the NSA said that it would no longer conduct "about" searches of bulk communications data. This was the practice of collecting the communications of Americans based on keywords and phrases in the contents of the messages, not based on who they were from or to. The NSA's own words: After considerable evaluation of the program and available...
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