8 May 2015

NSA phone record spying ruled illegal

From Nine To Noon, 9:20 am on 8 May 2015

The US Court of Appeal says the National Security Agency has been breaking the law by sweeping up and storing the phone records of millions of Americans. It's directed congress to modify the programme and the most likely candidate for reform is the USA Freedom Act. Kim Zetter is an author and journalist for "Wired".

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