This week, a “bombshell” report claims that months ago NSA stopped the bulk phone data collection program under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act. But a look under the hood reveals something far different than the media reports and claims of “a senior Republican congressional aide.”

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Disputed N.S.A. Phone Program Is Shut Down, Aide Says

Handbook of disinfo

Not under this program

Only fraction of the dragnet

702 intro

702 Upstream vs downstream

702 – incidental intro

702 incidental

Shahid Buttar shift to 12333

Wheeler’s Essential point

12333 intro

Inside the US? and primary authority

12333 for everything

Keith Alexander majority is 12333

Using 215 to share via 12333

12333 incidental and beyond