Cybersecurity
Terrorism Probes Won’t be Hindered by Warrants: NSA Panel
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Requiring a U.S. spy agency to get a warrant each time it wants customer records from phone companies won’t hinder terrorism probes, members of a White House advisory panel said days before President Barack Obama plans to announce changes to surveillance programs.
Panel members testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday defended their recommendation that Obama bar the National Security Agency from collecting and storing bulk phone records, such as numbers dialed and call durations.