The Obama administration has received approval from a federal court to continue the National Security Agencys collection of telephone metadata for another three months. <\/p>\n
US officials said on Friday that the government's application to renew the existing program was approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. <\/p>\n
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to restrict the spy agencys electronic surveillance powers. <\/p>\n
If passed by the Senate, the bill will bar the agency from using personal electronic information from citizens without a prior court order. <\/p>\n
According to a statement from the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the government will continue the current NSA program. <\/p>\n
\"Given that legislation has not yet been enacted, and given the importance of maintaining the capabilities of the Section 215 telephony metadata program, the government has sought a 90-day reauthorization of the existing program, as modified by the changes the president announced earlier this year,\" it said. <\/p>\n
The government's application to renew the program expires Sept. 12. <\/p>\n
The NSA has been eavesdropping on millions of American and European phone records and internet data. <\/p>\n
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