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How Much the Government Monitor Phone, Internet Activity?

To What Extent Did the Government Monitor Phone, Internet Activity After 9/11?

06/28/2013 | Rating NR

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How Much the Government Monitor Phone, Internet Activity?

Clip: 6/28/2013 | 6m 38s

To What Extent Did the Government Monitor Phone, Internet Activity After 9/11?

According to The Washington Post, the NSA cultivated relationships with phone companies and Internet providers to obtain domestic records after the 9/11 attacks. Ray Suarez talks to Barton Gellman, a journalist and senior fellow at The Century Foundation, for more on these NSA findings and an update on Edward Snowden.

06/28/2013 | Rating NR

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