USA-NSA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: Obama Speech on NSA Reform
17 January 2014
See:
Obama presents NSA reforms with plan to end government storage of call data (Guardian, link)
• President stops short of ending controversial bulk collection
• Obama assures allied foreign leaders on NSA surveillance
• Reforms also include added Fisa court safeguards
and:
ACLU Comment on President’s NSA Speech (link) and:
Where Does the President Stand on NSA Reform? (Quick Guide, link)
Different perspectives on proposals:
New York Times (link):
"even as Mr. Obama spoke eloquently of the need to balance the nation’s security with personal privacy and civil liberties, many of his reforms were frustratingly short on specifics and vague on implementation." ,
Washington Post
(link) and
Guardian
(link):
"NSA surveillance: American debate, British denial - Barack Obama's speech on NSA reform has paved the way for a proper evaluation of security and privacy. The UK must do the same" Obama's NSA speech as an important first step. But many have expressed skepticism that Washington will follow through with broad surveillance reform. (Guardian, link):
"Europeans were largely underwhelmed by Barack Obama's speech on limited reform of US espionage practices, saying the measures did not go far enough to address concerns over American snooping on its European allies." Obama NSA reform proposals receive mixed reaction in Berlin (DW, link)