Declassified documents reveal CIA has been sweeping up information on Americans
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5W22A)
Civil liberties watchdogs condemn agency's collection of domestic data without congressional or court approval or oversight
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been secretly collecting Americans' private information in bulk, according to newly declassified documents that prompted condemnation from civil liberties watchdogs.
The surveillance program was exposed on Thursday by two Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico alleged that the CIA has long concealed it from the public and Congress.
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