President Obama: I haven’t forgotten NSA reform

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President Barack Obama still has plans to change US spying programs, he maintained in the State of the Union address, even as many of the concerns about surveillance have slipped from the headlines.

“While some have moved on from the debates over our surveillance programs, I haven’t,” he said. “As promised, our intelligence agencies have worked hard, with the recommendations of privacy advocates, to increase transparency and build more safeguards against potential abuse. “As Americans, we cherish our civil liberties -- and we need to uphold that commitment if we want maximum cooperation from other countries and industry in our fight against terrorist networks,” he added. In the speech, President Obama announced that the White House would issue a report next month “on how we’re keeping our promise to keep our country safe while strengthening privacy.” The new report is expected to detail progress the Obama Administration has made to curtail some of the most controversial programs at the National Security Agency


President Obama: I haven’t forgotten NSA reform