In a highly anticipated speech, President Barack Obama announced changes to the NSA’s surveillance practices that include scaling back the agency’s phone monitoring activities.
As President Obama said, the proposed NSA reforms aim to “give the American people greater confidence that their rights are being protected, even as our intelligence and law enforcement agencies maintain the tools they need to keep us safe,” Reuters reports.
Here are five of the president’s proposed changes to the NSA program:
So there you have it, the first of likely many reforms triggered by Edward Snowden’s avalanche of unauthorized disclosures. You can read President Obama’s speech in its entirety in a transcript posted on the White House website.
Related Resources:
- Obama announces modest changes to NSA data collection (CNN)
- President Barack Obama’s Speech Offers Mild NSA Reforms (FindLaw’s Technologist)
- Top 10 NSA Advisory Board Recommendations (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
- Can Supreme Court Stop NSA Surveillance? (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
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