Three years ago, this story on mass surveillance was published. At the time, no one knew it was part of a series. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order
The Guardian
NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily
Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama administration
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Edward Snowden @Snowden
Surprised, @WhiteHouse said it was a "critical tool." 6 months later, that was proved a lie. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/independent-review-board-says-nsa-phone-data-program-is-illegal-and-should-end/2014/01/22/4cebd470-83dd-11e3-bbe5-6a2a3141e3a9_story.html pic.twitter.com/NJ6yz5xvyd
Edward Snowden @Snowden
June 7: Journalists showed US internet companies were secretly passing data from their servers to @FBI & #NSA. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data
Edward Snowden @Snowden
Initially, @POTUS defends mass surveillance as lawful and asks for trust. "Nobody is listening to your phone calls." http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/09/obama-evolution-nsa-reforms
Edward Snowden @Snowden
December: the first open court to review mass surveillance finds it unlawful. @POTUS reverses, and calls for reform. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/16/justice/nsa-surveillance-court-ruling/
LovelyLiberal♥4Hill @38_28_38
No one was "listening" to calls despite your hyperbolic Libertarian loon ravings. @Snowden @POTUS @guardian https://twitter.com/MylesDyer/status/739811081120550913
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