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Data on what your grandma calls or receives? i think it's difficult to make the case this is necessary, and it's easy to make the case that this program of collecting everybody's calling data is incompatible at least with the spirit of the fourth amendment. i explained this at length in our book, and i explained this program in particular and why we need the usa prefreedom act. >> you think there is no evidence that this data collection saved lives or presented major acts of terrorism? >> what i am saying is that at a minimum, any security benefit that can be achieved through this program coul...

Which will probably continue in several other similar lawsuits in other courts around the country that's going to go wind its way towards the supreme court about whether in the modern world, with smartphones, ubiquitous in our pockets, we really don't have any fourth amendment privacy rights over our calling data and associated data, like locational data. that's a principle that dates back to a 1979 supreme court case that the government has relied on for this program, really, the dark ages of communications technology, and this may be cracking the door towards reconsidering that for the 21st ...

It's a big deal for a couple reasons. it's starting a conversation which will probably continue in several other similar lawsuits in other courts around the country that's going to go wind its way towards the supreme court about whether in the modern world, with smartphones, ubiquitous in our pockets, we really don't have any fourth amendment privacy rights over our calling data and associated data, like locational data. that's a principle that dates back to a 1979 supreme court case that the government has relied on for this program, really, the dark ages of communications technology, and thi...

Hey there everyone. it's high noon in the east :a.m. in the west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." key part of the patriot act set to expire at midnight exactly 12 hours from now. here's a live picture of capitol hill, that's where the senate will return at 4:00 p.m. for a rare sunday sense -- sunday session. lawmakers will attempt to reach a last-minute compromise. here's two key members of the armed services this morning. >> the nsa will be able to query and reach out to the calling data that's relevant to an active national security investigation. we don't think it's a good idea for th...