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Judge rules U.S. phone data program likely unlawful

2013-12-17 27 Dailymotion

A judge rules the U.S. government's gathering of Americans' phone records likely is unlawful.<br/> <br />U.S. District Judge Richard Leon of the District of Columbia ordered the suspension of the collection of data on two phone company customers who sued the Obama administration.<br/> <br />The ruling marks a significant challenge to U.S. spying authority.<br/> <br />In his written opinion, the judge said that the government's program likely violated Americans' right to be free of unreasonable searches.<br/> <br />The U.S. Justice Department is reviewing the ruling - and said in a statement quote: "We believe the program is constitutional as previous judges have found."<br/> <br />In June, the British newspaper the Guardian reported that a U.S. surveillance court had secretly approved the collection of millions of raw daily phone records - after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked the program.

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