Analysis shows that U.S. intelligence agencies see less phone metadata [News]

For years, the U.S. National Security Agency amassed metadata from the private phone lines of millions of people in the United States. This included information about whom a person called, when those calls were placed, and how long they lasted. When former NSA contractor Edward Snowden divulged this practice in 2013, his revelations undermined public trust and eventually led to nationwide privacy reforms.