The tide turns on government surveillance
US spy agencies are having to operate with reduced powers, after the Senate refused to extend powers granted after 9/11. Is this a case of ancient liberties being re-asserted?
The US Senate refused to allow the government to continue collecting communications data in bulk -- opponents said this ran counter to basic liberties. The original powers were granted amid the fear that swept the western world in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Does the Senate move signal the beginning of the roll-back of such powers?
Also in this podcast: in the week that Caitlyn Jenner revealed her new image we look at the difficulties transgender people have; why the former president of Georgia is running part of Ukraine; the virtues of lying; and why, despite everything, we still love sport. Well, some of us.
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