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Extraction Summary
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Document Information
Type:
Book page / government evidence production
File Size:
1.67 MB
Summary
This document is page 124 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein), included in a House Oversight Committee production (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019612). The text details Edward Snowden's leaks regarding NSA surveillance, specifically the PRISM program and a FISA warrant issued by Judge Roger Vinson compelling Verizon to share customer records. It discusses the legal framework involving the Patriot Act, the USA Freedom Act, and the role of the FISA court.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower |
Disclosed FISA warrants and PRISM program details to media.
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| Roger Vinson | Judge |
Judge of the FISA court who issued a warrant on April 25, 2013 ordering Verizon to turn over records.
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Organizations (9)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Congress |
Replaced Patriot Act with USA Freedom Act.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; collected billing records and ran PRISM.
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| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation; recipient of Verizon records via FISA warrant.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency.
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| FISA Court |
Issued warrants for surveillance.
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| Verizon |
Ordered to turn over landline billing records.
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| The Guardian |
Published initial story on June 6 regarding Snowden's leaks.
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| The Post |
Washington Post; received documents from Snowden.
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| Department of Justice |
Required to review cases every three months; opened investigations.
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Timeline (2 events)
2013-06-06
The Guardian published the initial story disclosing the FISA warrant provided by Snowden.
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Relationships (2)
Snowden disclosed one such FISA warrant... published in The Guardian
Warrant issued by Vinson ordered Verizon to turn over records
Key Quotes (3)
"The core of Snowden's charge in the media was that the FISA court overreached its authority by issuing sweeping warrants that allowed the NSA to obtain data collected by private phone and Internet companies."Source
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Quote #1
"It was issued by Judge Roger Vinson of the FISA court on April 25, 2013, and ordered Verizon to turn over to the FBI all its billing records of landline customers for the next ninety days."Source
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Quote #2
"Its code name was the aforementioned PRISM."Source
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Quote #3
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