NSA to Release Spying Statistics
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In a blog post late Thursday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he would soon release data on the total number of secret court orders to communications providers and the number of people targeted in those orders.
The government plans to continue releasing the statistics in annual reports, Clapper said.
He explained that he decided to release the reports to comply with President Obama’s directive to declassify as much information as possible about the surveillance programs while protecting national security.
The data will include totals for national security letters and orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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