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Critics react to Obama's proposed surveillance reforms
Critics react to Obama's proposed surveillance reforms
By Chris O'Brien
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Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said he attended a meeting with Obama on Tuesday.
Although Rotenberg also said he was glad to see Obama address the issue, he noted that EPIC still has pending litigation challenging the legality of the Section 215 programs. He said it's important for Congress to take up the issue and limit its scope.
"We're pleased that the president has responded to growing public concerns about the NSA's domestic surveillance program," Rotenberg said. "It's very significant that the president made this announcement. But we need legislative change."
In a statement, the Center for Democracy & Technology expressed similar sentiments:
"The president has taken a vital first step toward having a long overdue democratic dialogue about our surveillance capabilities and laws. Transparency, additional oversight, and a voice for privacy at the FISA Court are all important. An outside, expert committee that assesses surveillance authorities and technologies must look critically at the global human rights implications and the future of the open Internet, as well as engage in a searching review of current law," said Leslie Harris, president and CEO of the group. "However, Congress should not wait and should act to end the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records."
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-critics-obama-surveillance-reforms-20130809,0,2006055.story
By Chris O'Brien
<...>
Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said he attended a meeting with Obama on Tuesday.
Although Rotenberg also said he was glad to see Obama address the issue, he noted that EPIC still has pending litigation challenging the legality of the Section 215 programs. He said it's important for Congress to take up the issue and limit its scope.
"We're pleased that the president has responded to growing public concerns about the NSA's domestic surveillance program," Rotenberg said. "It's very significant that the president made this announcement. But we need legislative change."
In a statement, the Center for Democracy & Technology expressed similar sentiments:
"The president has taken a vital first step toward having a long overdue democratic dialogue about our surveillance capabilities and laws. Transparency, additional oversight, and a voice for privacy at the FISA Court are all important. An outside, expert committee that assesses surveillance authorities and technologies must look critically at the global human rights implications and the future of the open Internet, as well as engage in a searching review of current law," said Leslie Harris, president and CEO of the group. "However, Congress should not wait and should act to end the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records."
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-critics-obama-surveillance-reforms-20130809,0,2006055.story
EFF analysis of NSA announcements: Devil's in the details.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023439446
Administration Argues NSA Domestic Surveillance is Lawful; President Supports FISA Court Adversary
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023461272
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