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Wiretapping Law Gets Extension

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On Sunday, President Obama signed a five-year extension of a 2008 law that governs warrantless wiretapping. We discuss what the law authorizes the government to do, and the tug-and-pull over what information intelligence officials say must be kept secret.

Guests:

Lee Tien, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Carrie Cordero, director of national security studies at the Georgetown University Law Center and adjunct professor of law

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