A White House task force has called for the brakes to be applied to the National Security Agency.

The presidential advisory panel recommended close to four dozen changes for the NSA and their actions to collect electronically based data for investigations.   While the group did not call for an outright ban on the use of phone and internet data, there was a clear signal that the NSA had gone too far.

One of the biggest recommendations is that the NSA be no longer allowed to store information related to American’s telephone records.

“The message to the NSA is now coming from every branch of government and from every corner of our nation: You have gone too far,” read a statement from Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy. “The bulk collection of Americans’ data by the U.S. government must end. This momentous report from the President’s closest advisers is a vindication of the efforts of a bipartisan group of legislators that has been working for years to protect Americans’ privacy by reining in these intelligence authorities.”

The panel also recommended that a court sign off on any search of an individual’s phone or internet data.

President Obama is under no obligation to implement the changes suggested by the committee but has said he will discuss the report with members of his national security team.