NSA Collected More Than 530 Million US Phone Call Records in 2017

The National Security Agency collected more than 530 million US phone call records in 2017. This is more than three times the 151 million collected in 2016. The new statistics were first reported by Reuters. The report, released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is mandated by the USA Freedom Act passed by Congress in 2015 that aimed to restrict and boost oversight of the NSA’s surveillance program. Guess its not restricting, it’s certainly not freedom