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NSA quietly stops controversial mass phone surveillance program after public outcry and widespread technical issues

Techspot - Tue 5 Mar 19

News of the program's cancellation was just made public a few days ago when House aide Luke Murry discussed the issue in a podcast. Exact details of the program are still highly classified, ...

House aide: NSA has shut down phone call record surveillance

Ars Technica - Tue 5 Mar 19

Rep. McCarthy aide says program was halted 6 months ago, and renewal is unlikely.

The NSA may end its controversial phone data surveillance program

The Verge - Tue 5 Mar 19

The National Security Agency may shut down a controversial program that vacuums up hundreds of millions of call and text message records. A senior Republican aide who appeared ...

US could soon end mass phone surveillance program exposed by Snowden

Engadget - Tue 5 Mar 19

The US government might put an end to the controversial NSA phone surveillance program Edward Snowden exposed by the end of 2019. Republican congressional national security adviser ...

Controversial NSA phone data collection program shut down, aide says - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 5 Mar 19

Program that analyzed Americans' calls and texts hasn't been used in six months, according to a senior Republican congressional aide.