Post by bot on Mar 25, 2014 4:57:08 GMT -5
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- The administration of President Barack Obama plans to propose legislation that will put an end to the controversial systemic collection of bulk phone records by the National Security Agency, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing senior administration officials. Under the proposal, phone companies would retain those records, but wouldn't need to retain the data any longer than the 18 months required by federal regulations. The new rules would force the NSA to seek permission from a judge under a new type of court order if it wanted specific records. Earlier in the year, Obama said he wanted to get the NSA out of the business of collecting bulk phone records, and asked Justice Department and intelligence officials to come up with a plan by March 28. That's when the current court order that allows the plan will expire.
