The judge's opinion enjoins NSA phone metadata collection only as it relates to two plaintiffs: https://twitter.com/declanm/status/412697277363286016 https://tw

The judge's opinion enjoins NSA phone metadata collection only as it relates to two plaintiffs: https://twitter.com/declanm/status/412697277363286016 https://twitter.com/declanm/status/412697277363286016 But legally and politically, especially if the ruling is upheld on appeal, it will become difficult for NSA to continue the program in its current form. The key is less the order than the legal reasoning that led the court to this result. Note Sec. 215 metadata collection was one of the more benign NSA programs that Snowden revealed. Bulk warrantless data collection on Americans ("incidental" of course) through fiber taps is a much bigger deal, IMHO.