President Obama Announces Changes To Domestic Phone Surveillance Program

BuzzFeed - Reforms and proposed reforms to the current program. View Video › "I believe we need a new approach. I am therefore ordering a transition that will end the Section 215 bulk metadata program as it currently exists, and establish a mechanism that preserves the capabilities we need without the government holding this bulk meta-data." WASHINGTON — President Obama promised changes to America's intelligence system Friday, the first slate of reforms he has proposed since the first disclosures about U.S. intelligence practices by Edward Snowden last year.Critics of the National Security Agency and supporters of Snowden are skeptical that the list will mean much in terms of improving privacy, but administration officials insist the reforms are sweeping. Here's a rundown of what Obama announced: A senior administration official told reporters Friday that the workflow for the average NSA agent using cell phone metadata is different after Obama's speech. Obama announc