Intelligence Surveillance & Privacy

ODNI Releases FISC Primary Order Pertaining to Telephony Metadata

Tara Hofbauer
Monday, November 10, 2014, 3:34 PM
On Thursday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the latest declassified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Primary Order on its website. The Primary Order, issued by Judge Raymond J. Dearie on September 11, 2014, gives the government authority to collect telephony metadata until December 5.

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On Thursday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the latest declassified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Primary Order on its website. The Primary Order, issued by Judge Raymond J. Dearie on September 11, 2014, gives the government authority to collect telephony metadata until December 5. The ODNI had announced publicly on September 12 that it had applied for the renewal of authority to collect telephony metadata and that the request had been approved by the FISC.

Tara Hofbauer previously was an intern with Lawfare. She is majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, with a minor in Legal Studies and History.

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