LIGNET: Obama Decision on NSA Reform Could Wreck Key Intel Programs

Thursday, 16 January 2014 02:35 PM EST ET

The National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md., in June 2013. On Friday, President Obama will respond to recommendations to reform electronic surveillance programs. (AP)
On Friday, President Barack Obama will respond to recommendations by a panel he named to address intelligence and privacy concerns stemming from the illegal disclosure of classified documents by former NSA technician Edward Snowden. While some reforms are inevitable due to the public concerns about NSA electronic surveillance programs, Obama reportedly plans to adopt several recommendations that would undermine important intelligence collection tools, shield terrorist communications from the NSA, and extend privacy rights to foreign citizens abroad.

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On Friday, President Barack Obama will respond to recommendations by a panel he named to address intelligence and privacy concerns stemming from the illegal disclosure of classified documents by former NSA technician Edward Snowden. While some reforms are inevitable due to...
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