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this was percolating in Congress as it was, but fine -
Op-Ed: Will US Congress end NSA metadata collection?
Op-Ed: Will US Congress end NSA metadata collection?
Many lawmakers are calling for an end to the NSA surveillance program that collects metadata on U.S. phone calls as a new report echoes the sentiment.
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board that oversees U.S. surveillance activities in its first report recommended the government end its phone data collection program. The report questioned the efficacy of the program and also its legal foundations. The report also claims the program "raises serious threats to privacy and civil liberties as a policy matter, and has shown only limited value." Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, said that these recommendations "spells the end of the government bulk collection" of phone call data.
While President Obama outlined reforms that would require intelligence agencies to get court approval before accessing the data, he did not recommend ending the collection