NSA Phone Program Cost $100M, but Produced Only Two Unique Leads

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/nsa-phone-program.html

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I wonder if @Snowden’s disclosures have largely led criminals away from phone/text (to encrypted apps), and whether the lack of ongoing utility of this surveillance program resulted in part from his disclosures.