Does H.R. 4681 Tacitly Authorize Bulk Collection of US Persons?

Anon E. MoosepoliTics, Rapid Developments

H.R. Bill 4681 is on its way to be signed by Obama, and contains a late addition provision (309) that may for the first time tacitly authorize the bulk collection and retention of all private communications of US persons. If you already know what I am talking about, you can skip right to the petition. Whitehouse.gov Petition: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/protect-our-privacy-and-please-veto-hr-4681-aka-intelligence-authorization-act-fiscal-year-2015/lln5hN5c “The Intelligence Authorization …