drag2share: The Amash Amendment Could Have Ended The Era Of Free Phone Metadata

source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/7b5A9FBHx5Y/how-amash-amendment-blocks-nsa-spying-2013-7 The Amash Amendment Could Have Ended The Era Of Free Phone Metadata Jul 24, 2013 An amendment to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act proposed by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) that aimed to “end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act” has been defeated 205-217. The amendment would have significantly restrained the spy agency‘s domestic spying […]