See, e.g., Lichtblau & Risen, Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report, NY Times, Dec. 24, 2005, p. A1 (describing capacity to trace and to analyze large volumes of communications into and out of the United States)".
The draft bill explicitly includes in statute for the first time powers for the bulk collection of large volumes of communications and other personal data by MI5, GCHQ, MI6 and for their use of "equipment interference powers" – the ability to hack computers and phones around the world – for purposes of national security, serious crime and economic wellbeing.
Makes explicit in law for the first time security services' powers for the bulk collection of large volumes of personal communications data.
The home secretary used the bill's publication to avow – officially acknowledge for the first time – that successive British governments repeatedly signed off "secret directions" to phone and web companies to hand over large volumes of personal communications data of British citizens to MI5 and the security services "in the interests of national security".
In addition, a Justice Department "white paper" on the N.S.A.'s call records program, released in August, said that communications logs are "a context" in which the "collection of a large volume of data" is necessary for investigators to be able to analyze links between terrorism suspects and their associates.
Would that mean a large volume of cases?
"Blackstone has not previously made any public communications to Dynegy shareholders but believes investors must understand certain facts which, to date, have often been obscured by the large volume of erroneous information presented by other parties," the firm said in its release.
3) Medical Resource Utilization: Outpatient practices are often burdened by a large volume of patients.
Grateful for your patience as my office has been receiving a large volume of calls.
Also, the large volume of announced layoffs... has declined," he said.
