Patriot Act: US surveillance powers expire as Senate fails to vote through new laws

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The NSA is shutting down its mass surveillance servers after the intrusive data collection powers exposed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden were allowed to lapse by the Senate.

Objections to the sweeping programmes used to capture US citizens’ phone data were led by the Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul, accused by fellow senators of jeopardising national security for the sake of his personal ambitions.

But the disruption to the key powers of the Patriot Act, brought in after 9/11 in response to heightened terror fears, was hailed by libertarians who say the Government’s surveillance powers have become too great …. http://www.independent.co.uk

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