`` It 's my fear that we are on the verge of becoming a surveillance state , collecting billions of electronic records on law-abiding Americans every single day , '' said Rep. John Conyers of Michigan , the ranking Democrat on the judiciary panel . NEW : `` Extraordinarily small number '' of accounts subject to legal process . " The problem is that the government has a lot more power than it needs and will abuse it. The disclosure comes amid a firestorm against companies for releasing user data to the U.S. Obama administration officials have pushed back against criticism .
NEW : `` Extraordinarily small number '' of accounts subject to legal process . " The problem is that the government has a lot more power than it needs and will abuse it. The disclosure comes amid a firestorm against companies for releasing user data to the U.S. Obama administration officials have pushed back against criticism .