By John Glenday

The US Senate has blocked a bill which would have ushered in overarching reform of the National Security Agency after the scale of US surveillance was made clear by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Votes fell just short of the 60 needed for consideration coming in at 58-42.

The USA Freedom Act called for an end to the collection of US phone data but was voted down, largely by Republicans, over fears that it would expose the country to greater risks of a terrorist attack.

It had been backed by the Obama administration, leading technology firms such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo along wiith Read full story ›

Source: The Drum