US: NSA ends program to track people's phones

The administration of US President Barack Obama announced on November 27 that the country's National Security Agency (NSA) will end its program of monitoring millions of phone calls of Americans every day and replace this activity with measures that focus more strongly on espionage.

Illustration photo. (Source: maxisciences.com)

The White House said that according to the USA Freedom Act passed by the US Congress 6 months ago, the NSA will end the above large-scale surveillance program at 11:59 a.m. on November 28 (US time) to replace it with a new system.

The change is a long-awaited victory for privacy advocates and tech companies concerned about government surveillance programs.

“This legislation is a reasonable compromise that allows us to continue to protect the nation while implementing reforms,” said National Security Council spokesman Ned Price.

The move comes two and a half years after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden exposed the controversial program. It is the biggest setback in US spying capabilities since 9/11./.

According to Vietnam+