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Glenn S. Gerstell is the General Counsel of the National Security Agency.

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FISA: 215 Collection

New National Security Tool Activated At Challenging Time

Glenn Gerstell   Thu, Jan 7, 2016, 7:38 AM

Late last year, a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court gave the green light to the National Security Agency to start using a new tool to help the government protect against international terrorism while balancing the legitimate need to protect privacy and civil liberties. The USA FREEDOM Act, passed by Congress last June, ended the government’s ability to collect information about Americans’ phone calls in bulk under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and replaced it with a new arrangement – initiated with court approval on Nov.