National Intelligence Director Declassifies Telephone Metadata

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. Clapper delivered... Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. Clapper delivered the U.S. intelligence community's overview of global threats posed by terrorism, cyber attacks, weapons of mass destruction, the months-long civil war in Syria and the unsettled situation in post-Arab Spring nations. MORE LESS
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper authorized Wednesday the declassification and release of telephone metadata that were collected under the authority of the PATRIOT Act in an attempt to increase transparency in the agency.

“DNI Clapper has determined that the release of these documents is in the public interest,” Shawn Turner, director of public affairs of DNI, said in a release.

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