* In 2018 the NSA disclosed it had over-collected hundreds of millions of metadata
* The metadata was of calls and texts sent within the U.S. but not of conversations
* It has now emerged that a similar issue occurred several months afterwards too
* An undisclosed number of cellular data files were recorded, documents reveal
* 'These documents only confirm that this surveillance program is beyond redemption and should be shut down for good,' attorney Patrick Toomey said
The NSA's much maligned phone data collection program was dealt another blow Wednesday, after it emerged it had collected call and text records it wasn't authorized to obtain - the second time such an incident has occurred.
The error, which took place last October, happened several months after the agency said it had purged hundreds of millions of metadata records it had over-collected since 2015, following a similar incident.
Metadata include the numbers and time stamps of calls or texts but does not contain the contents of the conversation.
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NSA reportedly collected US call data without authorization… again -- CNET
‘Oops, we did it again!’ NSA caught illegally collecting Americans’ phone data -- RT