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Obama To End Mass Collection of U.S. Phone Data

The proposals represent a step back from the government’s claims to wide latitude in the manner in which it maintains national security.

Obama ordered changes to intelligence-gathering practices so that the government would no longer store broad collections of information on phone and electronic communications.

If adopted, the proposals represent a step back from the government’s claims to wide latitude in the manner in which it maintains national security.

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