NSA defends snooping programme

December 07, 2013 11:40

America's secretive National Security Agency has defended its surveillance of cell phones globally, arguing that this is legally authorised under a sweeping US presidential order and such programmes have been used in some of the most dangerous parts of the world.

"This collection does not violate FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act)," NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines said in a statement.

It comes days after a Washington Post report said that the NSA is collecting nearly five billion records on the whereabouts of cell phones around the world which includes both US and non-US citizens.

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