{"id":1213,"date":"2014-03-27T00:31:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/the-snowden-conundrum\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:23:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:23:43","slug":"the-snowden-conundrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/the-snowden-conundrum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Snowden Conundrum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Snowden Conundrum<\/strong><br \/>\nRecent disclosures by Edward Snowden have focused attention on National Security Agency collection of noncontent phone data \u2014 call dates, times, and phone numbers \u2014 covering virtually everyone. Proponents claim authorization under the business &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/policy-report\/marchapril-2014\/snowden-conundrum\">Cato Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEAD: Snowden praises Obama&#39;s NSA reform proposal<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThis is a turning point, and it marks the beginning of a new effort to reclaim our rights from the (National Security Agency) and restore the public&#39;s seat at the table of Government,\u201d Snowden said in a statement, issued from Moscow via the American &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/international\/lead-snowden-praises-obamas-nsa-reform-proposal\/article5834183.ece\">Hindu Business Line<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Snowden Conundrum Recent disclosures by Edward Snowden have focused attention on National Security Agency collection of noncontent phone data \u2014 call dates, times, and phone numbers \u2014 covering virtually everyone. 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