So maybe now we can have a debate about NSA data collection

A federal appellate court has ruled that the NSA's interpretation of the PATRIOT Act §215 is incorrect, and it can't vacuum up the metadatda for every phone call in the US willy-nilly.

Now, I have little doubt that if the NSA goes back to Congress and asks them, when PATRIOT is up for renewal next month, to clarify that this is in their mandate, Congress will eventually roll over for them. But let's at least have that public discussion.

Court Rules NSA Bulk Data Collection Was Never Authorized By Congress

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