Meanings of collect metadata in английском

The 2008 FISA Amendments Act that blessed the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance programs allowed intelligence agencies greater leeway to collect metadata on Americans' communications abroad.

He said there was nothing wrong with collecting metadata as long as it was used properly.

Phew, NSA Is Just Collecting Metadata.

Mr Beagle said if the GCSB has been collecting metadata it would be a significant invasion of privacy, which would undermine democracy.

One involved a partner agency collecting metadata on a New Zealander and another where the GCSB picked up two communications from New Zealanders.

This comes at the same time as the latest Edward Snowden revelations about New Zealand's spy agency collecting metadata and passing it to the NSA.