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1976 purse-snatch case roots NSA spying debate
The 1976 Baltimore purse-snatching case helped establish the legal basis for collecting phone records to fight crime and terrorism. Supreme Court rulings in 1979 allowed metadata gathering, a practice the NSA expanded after 9/11. Critics say volume and scope exceed the original intent and need new guidance.
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