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    New Snowden Docs Show NSA Widened Its Spying on Hackers

    After weeks of political wrangling, the USA Freedom Act was enacted to limit domestic spying by the National Security Agency. Now it turns out that the Obama Administration has expanded the NSA's surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic — without public notice or any debate.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 4, 2015 • 6m Listen

    After weeks of political wrangling, the USA Freedom Act was enacted to limit domestic spying by the National Security Agency. Now it turns out that the Obama Administration has expanded the NSA's surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic — without public notice or any debate. Julia Angwin is the author of Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance. She's also a senior reporter for ProPublica, which worked on this story in collaboration with the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Julia Angwin

      investigative journalist and founder of Proof News

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