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The NSA ended one of its contentious spying programs this weekend

Over the weekend, the NSA finally ended its contentious phone metadata spying program. It was first brought to public scrutiny after NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked documents to journalists about the scale of the US government's spying, provoking a global debate over privacy and security. Though hailed as a hero by privacy activists, Snowden is viewed as a traitor by many in the US establishment, and would face trial if he returned home (he's currently in exile in Russia.) But his leaks have provoked some political changes.

 

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