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It's Amazing What A Little Oversight Can Do

Two in the Washington Post today: “Secret [FISA] Court to Govern Warrantless Taps” and “Vast Data Collection Plan Faces Big Delay:”

In a report to Congress to be released today, the Treasury Department concluded that the program was technologically feasible and has value, but said it needs to determine whether the counterterrorism benefit outweighs banks’ costs of compliance and to address privacy concerns.

Lemme help you, Treasury: it doesn’t, and you won’t. Please stop wasting our money.