The world's leading technology companies have joined together in a bid to force changes to US surveillance laws.
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Twitter and AOL want an international ban on the bulk collection of data after allegations about the American National Security Agency.
The tech companies penned an open letter to US President Barack Obama throwing their support behind the sweeping reforms already proposed by some in Washington.
Radio New Zealand's Washington correspondent, Simon Marks, told Morning Report, about the move.