Groups Push President for More Data Collection Reform

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The White House has been dialing back bulk data collection in the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks and its fallout, but not enough for some.

Four members of Congress have signed on to a letter urging the President to reform a Reagan-era presidential (executive) order they argue still authorizes mass surveillance by the NSA and others with "no meaningful limits."

Signing on to the letter were Reps. John Conyers, Alan Grayson, Rush Holt and Zoe Lofgren, joining groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Human Rights Watch.

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John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.