Key U.S. Senator Objects to Part of Obama Spy Data Plan
The head of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee objected on Sunday to President Barack Obama’s proposal for the government to give up control of the storage of the telephone records of millions of Americans it holds as part of its counterterrorism efforts.
Obama on Friday announced an overhaul of U.S. surveillance activities following criticism sparked by the disclosure of leaked documents exposing the wide reach of National Security Agency spy efforts.
He proposed an overhaul of the government’s handling of bulk telephone “metadata” - lists of million of phone calls made by Americans that show which numbers were called and when.
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