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Zach Epstein
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In an address to the nation on Friday, President Barack Obama called for major changes to the manner in which the National Security Agency monitors telephone call data in the United States and abroad. The move is a direct response to the public outcry that has resulted from revelations brought about by leaked NSA documents made public by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The President has called upon the Justice Department, the intelligence community and Congress to help decide exactly what changes should be made to the NSA's telephone metadata surveillance program, but one thing is clear: Obama wants the NSA to stop storing telephone call data on itself. According to preliminary chatter on social networks, however, the policy reform discussed by the President on Friday is not enough, and it is doing little to quell growing concern that the NSA's reach has grown too far.Continue reading...
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