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NSA: Phone, Internet Spying Extends Far Beyond Direct Targets

HeadlineJul 18, 2013

The National Security Agency has admitted its collection of phone and Internet data exceeds what it has previously disclosed. Testifying before Congress, NSA Deputy Director John Inglis revealed analysts can perform what is called a “second or third hop query” that moves from suspected terrorists to the people they communicate with, and then to others those people are in contact with, and beyond.

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