Many adults in the United States are opposed to their federal government’s secret electronic surveillance activities, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 51 per cent of respondents disapprove of the program to collect phone records.

The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY.

NSA won’t grant Justice Department lawyers required security clearance