INQUIRER.net: US surveillance is ‘off the tracks’–lawmakers

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US surveillance is 'off the tracks'–lawmakers Jul 18th 2013, 01:39 WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Wednesday blasted US intelligence agencies for trampling on privacy rights and vowed to impose limits on the government's authority to scoop up Americans' phone records.   At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, members from both parties berated senior officials over the collection of bulk phone data as beyond the limits of the US Constitution as well as legislation adopted by Congress.   "I think that very clearly, this program has gone off the tracks legally," said Representative Zoe Lofgren of California.   The hearing focused on the government's far-reaching surveillance activities that have come under intense scrutiny af... Keep on reading: US surveillance is ‘off the tracks’–lawmakers Media files: NSA-Surveillance-Snowden2.jpg (image/jpeg)

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