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I wasn't commenting on how to react to this, I was commenting on the fact that The Guardian article seems to indicate that this is new. That's not the case. Under G W Bush collecting of call records was widespread.

The program to do that has been in place since at least 2001.

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> Under the Bush administration, officials in security agencies had disclosed to reporters the large-scale collection of call records data by the NSA, but this is the first time significant and top-secret documents have revealed the continuation of the practice on a massive scale under President Obama.

So, not surprising at all if you've been paying attention, but it's good to have confirmation.

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