Without the access to the data from these phone companies the NSA cannot help narrow down who they may need to keep under greater surveillance, which in turn would lead to capturing criminals. The data collected only includes the duration of the call, who received the call and what country they were in. There is no need for anyone to worry about having their conversation listened in on because the government has no interest in your everyday calls they only want to pinpoint possible threats to national
Without the access to the data from these phone companies the NSA cannot help narrow down who they may need to keep under greater surveillance, which in turn would lead to capturing criminals. The data collected only includes the duration of the call, who received the call and what country they were in. There is no need for anyone to worry about having their conversation listened in on because the government has no interest in your everyday calls they only want to pinpoint possible threats to national