The snooping agency says it needs the records as evidence. The ACLU says the agency’s request is “a distraction”.
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Snowden Congratulates Chelsea Manning
The former NSA contractor warns of over-classification while speaking at an awards ceremony for the jailed WikiLeaks source
DNI Clapper: We Should’ve Come Clean About Phone Surveillance
Spy chief says Americans would’ve supported surveillance in wake of 9/11
NSA Memo Says Snowden Tricked Colleague to Get Password
The internal agency memo says a civilian employee has resigned after being reprimanded for giving Snowden access to his password
Rand Paul Is Joining NSA Lawsuit Against Obama
He says the agency’s domestic spying violates the constitution
Obama: “There’s no country where we have a no-spy agreement”
President Barack Obama said Tuesday there is no country where the United States has committed not to engage in espionage.
‘The Day We Fight Back’ Protests NSA Surveillance
Reddit, Tumblr, and the ACLU among the over 5,700 participating sites
Obama Stands by Intelligence Chief
The president defended James Clapper’s controversial, “least untruthful” testimony before Congress last year
Obama Taps Navy Man to Lead NSA
Michael Rogers nominated to take over spy agency at a time its under harsh scrutiny
Web Companies Reach Deal with Government to Reveal Snooping Requests
New rules will give Internet firms more opportunity to disclose information about government requests for user data
NSA Could Be Watching You Play Angry Birds
Leaked documents reveal the spy agency scoops up vast amounts of data through smartphone apps
Snowden Wants to Come Home
But only stronger whistle-blower protection laws will allow that to happen, he says
Holder: I’m Open to ‘Conversation’ With Snowden
But the attorney general says clemency is out of the question