I think "shut down" means "move to collect via other means which are currently classified".
Once the tiger has tasted human blood it is always a man-eater.
They have ONE and ONLY one mandate "Collect all the things".
There is virtually no chance that the NSA will stop collecting this information until there is actual meaningful oversight.
If DNI James Clapper can directly lie to Congress publicly and face no consequences & the CIA is able to spy on the Senators & then whitewash it - there is zero credibility left in any intelligence agency following the rules. At this point we might as well say it - we have let loose the dogs and now are at their mercy.
They have ONE and ONLY one mandate "Collect all the things".
There is virtually no chance that the NSA will stop collecting this information until there is actual meaningful oversight.
If DNI James Clapper can directly lie to Congress publicly and face no consequences & the CIA is able to spy on the Senators & then whitewash it - there is zero credibility left in any intelligence agency following the rules. At this point we might as well say it - we have let loose the dogs and now are at their mercy.