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President Obama scales back NSA surveillance

In a speech today, President Obama spoke about changes to the NSA's programs. He called for an end to the NSA holding on to call data and aimed to find a balance.

President Obama delivered a speech Friday morning about changes to the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. He laid out a blueprint for change, including a new way of handling phone metadata and how that information is accessed. The sweeping nature of those programs and the secrecy around them have drawn fire from civil liberties groups

Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer joins host Mark Garrison for details.

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