The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board says that the NSA's collection of bulk phone records should be shut down immediately. January 23, 2014 4:57 AM PST Another, influential voice will be chiming in on the National Security Agency's (NSA) collection of data, and it appears the government agency won't like what it hears. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) on Thursday will publish a 238-page report that it compiled independently to determine the legality and value of the NSA's data-collection efforts. According to The New York Times, which received an early copy of the report, the government watchdog took aim at the NSA's collection of bulk phone call records, saying that the effort is illegal and should be shut down. The PCLOB even argued that collecting such data provides only "minimal" value when fighting terrorists. The PCLOB's report will add yet another dissenting voice to the NSA's efforts at law enforcement since Edward Snowden leaked documents showing its data-collection techniques. President Barack Obama last week was also somewhat critical of the NSA's tactics, saying bulk collection of data should be eliminated, but he stopped short of saying the entire effort should be shuttered. More to come...
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board says that the NSA's collection of bulk phone records should be shut down immediately.
Another, influential voice will be chiming in on the National Security Agency's (NSA) collection of data, and it appears the government agency won't like what it hears.
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) on Thursday will publish a 238-page report that it compiled independently to determine the legality and value of the NSA's data-collection efforts. According to The New York Times, which received an early copy of the report, the government watchdog took aim at the NSA's collection of bulk phone call records, saying that the effort is illegal and should be shut down. The PCLOB even argued that collecting such data provides only "minimal" value when fighting terrorists.
The PCLOB's report will add yet another dissenting voice to the NSA's efforts at law enforcement since Edward Snowden leaked documents showing its data-collection techniques. President Barack Obama last week was also somewhat critical of the NSA's tactics, saying bulk collection of data should be eliminated, but he stopped short of saying the entire effort should be shuttered.
More to come...
