NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve
News Updates from CLG 21 January 2018 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Previous edition: CLG Founder and NYU Professor Michael Rectenwald Sues NYU, University Colleagues for Defamation NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve | 19 Jan 2018 | The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it pledged to preserve in connection with pending lawsuits and apparently never took some of the steps it told a federal court it had taken to make sure the information wasn't destroyed, according to recent court filings. Word of the NSA's 'foul-up' is emerging just as Congress has extended for six years the legal authority the agency uses for much of its surveillance work conducted through U.S. internet providers and tech firms. President Donald Trump signed that measure into law Friday. Senator says FBI lost crucial texts tied to Clinton probe ...