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Science & Technology

House Approves USA Freedom Act, Extending And Revising The Patriot Act

Bill Chappell

The USA Freedom Act would extend many parts of the surveillance legislation while also barring the NSA's massive collection of Americans' phone data. The measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain.