Leaked audit reveals that US security agency routinely flouts rules

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NSA violates its own privacy policies - and the US constitution - according to leaks audit

An audit of US National Security Agency eavesdropping has found that the security agency routinely violates its own privacy rules. According to a leaked, supposedly top secret audit, the NSA vio...

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