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Report: Yahoo surveillance was conducted under secret order

By Rudy Takala

Published October 6, 2016 5:37pm ET

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Report: Yahoo surveillance was conducted under secret order — Report raises questions whether the company was forced to comply, or whether it chose to provide assistance. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) | Marcio Jose Sanchez

A secret order demanding Yahoo assist with an effort by law enforcement to scan customer emails was issued under a program approved by President Bush and set to expire at the end of 2017, according to a new report.

The 2015 data collection was authorized pursuant to a Section 702 order issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, two officials familiar with the matter told Reuters Wednesday evening.

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