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On the recordJune 1, 2015
Up until about an hour ago when the USA Freedom Act passed, the government in getting information about the general public was unfettered, warrantless gathering of information of the public.
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Stephen Lynch
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Lynch contrasts government surveillance with public access to information.

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