Report: NSA maps out a person’s social connections

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times is reporting that for almost three years the National Security Agency has been tapping the data it collects to map out some Americans’ social connections.

The newspaper reports that tracking those social connections allows the government to identify some Americans’ associates, their locations at certain times, their traveling companions and other personal information.

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