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Such judgements did not stop the government pushing on with the IPA, though — and it went on to cement bulk collection at the core of its surveillance modus operandi at the end of 2016.

Likewise, the agency's relatively free hand when collecting data abroad can enable de facto bulk collection at home under nominally targeted authorities designed for domestic use.

This is bulk collection at its worst, and these new reforms aren't nearly good enough.

The release has been timed to coincide with the UK government's move to update surveillance legislation and enshrine bulk collection powers at the heart of the security state.

2. Leave bulk collection to the telephone companies.

"It is not at all inconceivable that the bulk collection program will stay the same, with the records held by the government until 2015," when the law that authorizes the bulk collection is set to expire.

Ending bulk collection is only the beginning.

Harry Pohlman, a professor of political science at Dickinson College, said that "the bill will stop bulk collection as defined by the government, but the government has a crazy definition of bulk collection".

While administration officials defended the surveillance during the hearing, several lawmakers said that the data collection was unsustainable, and that Congress would move to either revoke the legislative authorization for the bulk collection now or at least refuse to renew it when it expires in 2015.

Udall urged the White House to restrict the bulk collection in advance of the Wyden-Udall legislation.

While, at the European level, bulk collection legislation was overturned by the European Court of Justice, back in April 2014 which also judged bulk intercept powers as contravening fundamental privacy and human rights.