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Anti-terror Patriot Act lapses in US

US anti-terror provisions that allow security services to bulk collect phone data have expired after...
TodayFM
TodayFM

8:29 AM - 1 Jun 2015



Anti-terror Patriot Act lapses...

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Anti-terror Patriot Act lapses in US

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:29 AM - 1 Jun 2015



US anti-terror provisions that allow security services to bulk collect phone data have expired after the Senate failed to reach a deal.

Key provisions of the law, known as the Patriot Act, lapsed at midnight local time.

A vote on the Freedom Act, a revised bill that imposes greater controls on phone data collection, will not take place until mid-week.

The White House has described it as an "irresponsible lapse" by the Senate.



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