- President Obama is making major changes to the NSA's phone record surveillance program Friday — the one first unveiled last summer by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and what kicked off months of controversy. Here, in plain English, is what will happen next. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/17/everything-you-need-to-know-about-obamas-nsa-reforms-in-plain-english/?post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost 28 comments politics