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U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled Monday that the National Security Agency's massive surveillance of phone records violates the Constitution, but he stayed any action pending appeal. Ref. USAToday

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There often seems to be a conflict between what the government wants to do in the interest of 'national security' versus what judges can say about it. I see spying on people as a necessary 'evil' some of the time but the problem is where do you draw the line between a definite terrorist that needs to be tracked vs the ordinary citizen?

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A White House advisory panel has recommended to President Obama that the National Security Agency no longer keep a massive phone database and that the president create a new process requiring high-level approval to spy on foreign leaders. Ref. USAToday

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Computer security firm RSA took $10 mln from NSA to weaken encryption - report:

The National Security Agency arranged a clandestine US$10 million contract with computer security power RSA that allowed the spy agency to embed encryption software it could use to infiltrate the company's widely used products, Reuters reported. Ref. Source 3

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Clapper releases more documents to justify NSA surveillance:

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said in a statement announcing the release that President George W. Bush first authorized the spying in October 2001, as part of the Terrorist Surveillance Program, weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks. Ref. Source 4

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N.Y. Judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal

A federal judge on Friday found that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records is legal and a valuable part of the nation's arsenal to counter the threat of terrorism. Ref. USAToday

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The National Security Agency notched a much-needed win in court today after a series of setbacks over the legality and even the usefulness of its massive data collection program.

A federal judge in New York ruled the NSA's bulk collection of data on nearly every phone call made in the United States is legal.

The ruling contrasts with another ruling last week by a federal judge in Washington, who called the same program "Almost Orwellian" And likely unconstitutional.

In his ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge William Pauley said that while the NSA's program under Section 215 of the Patriot Act has become the center of controversy since it was revealed by leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, it is legal.

"But the question of whether that program should be conducted is for the other two coordinate branches of government to decide." Ref. CNN

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Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries to plant spyware

Germany's Der Spiegel, citing secret documents, also reported the NSA has backdoors in Juniper, Cisco, Huawei and Dell products Ref. Source 1