NSA spied on Britons as it reaped 200m text messages a day

GCHQ made use of massive text database collected by 'Dishfire' program, according to latest Snowden leaks

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PRESIDENT OBAMA is under increased pressure to curb NSA surveillance after it was revealed today that the US intelligence agency has been collecting 200 million text messages a day from across the globe.

The text messages, which are gathered by a program codenamed 'Dishfire', are used to identify people's travel plans, contact books, financial transactions and more.

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