Q&A: Changing the NSA Phone Data Rules

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): Q: What did the White House announce today?

A: The Obama administration said it would fundamentally change how it searches Americans’ phone records when looking for terror suspects. Since 9/11, the government has scooped up the basic details of millions of phone calls to build a searchable database.

Q: What does the president want to do instead?

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