New bill would let NSA hold on for five years to phone records collected by NSA. It would also make permanent “lone wolf” and “roving wiretap” provisions under the USA Patriot Act. The bill would also clarify the authority of the FBI to collect electronic communications transactional records from Internet firms. The government has transitioned away from bulk phone data collection from Sunday under provisions of the USA Freedom Act. But in the wake of the terrorist attacks last month in Paris there is growing concern that the government needs more powers to counter terrorists.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3011837/new-legislation-aims-at-stalling-nsa-reform.html