The NSA Surveillance Order, Explained by the ACLU
June 6, 2013 | 6:00 PM
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order released yesterday by The Guardian reveals that the U.S. government is regularly tracking the phone calls of potentially millions of Americans.
ACLU attorneys have been monitoring the U.S. government’s use of the Patriot Act for years, and this document confirms our biggest fears. Have a look at the notes we’ve made on the court order to see how we understand what it says about the powers the government claims. (Just click on the document below and hover on the red dots to see our comments. This embed will serve content from thinglink.com.)
Privacy statement. This embed will serve content from thinglink.com.
Related Stories
The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions
April 20, 2021
Can We Trust the Government to Respond to the Coronavirus in a Fair and...
March 2, 2020
Trump’s Whistleblower Attacks Are Troubling, But Not Unprecedented
September 30, 2019