Eclectic group sues U.S. government over phone data surveillance

[cali]

A diverse collection of groups, including a gun manufacturer and marijuana legalization advocates, sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, alleging that the National Security Agency conducts unlawful dragnet surveillance of telephone calls.

The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California federal court, follows disclosures about NSA surveillance programs by fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.


The suit targets the NSA's "Associational Tracking Program," which collects phone information from all major American telecommunication companies, including time and duration of calls.

A U.S. Department of Justice spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/16/us-usa-security-nsa-lawsuit-idUSBRE96F0ZV20130716

[Laelth]

1. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth