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NSA Has Capability to Gather Cellphone Location Data

HeadlineOct 03, 2013

The National Security Agency says it has developed the capability to collect the location data from Americans’ cellphone use, but does not currently have a program to store it in bulk. Speaking before the Senate Judiciary Committee, General Keith Alexander said the mass collection of cellphone location information may be a “future requirement,” but not one currently in place.

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