A group tasked with proposing NSA reforms will reportedly recommend limiting the agencys bulk phone collection program, splitting off US cyber command, and installing civilian leadership, sources have told The Wall Street Journal. The panel, formed earlier this year, isnt due to present a report to the White House until December 15th, but according to people who have reviewed the documents, its taking aim at one of the most high-profile issues: the mass collection of phone metadata allowed under the FISA Amendments Act and Patriot Act. Under the suggested rules, the NSA would have to meet a higher burden of prove before collecting records — instead of being held in a government database, they would stay in the hands of the phone companies or other third parties. That doesnt necessarily mean the NSA will be querying less data, since it can simply ask phone companies to provide information about the numbers.
NSA review panel calls to end bulk phone record collection, says WSJ
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