Obama defends secret surveillance as privacy choices loom
President Obama framed a public debate over balancing privacy and security as the NSA and Internet data collection draw scrutiny. He defended programs tracking phone records and online activity while insisting no one listens to calls unless a federal judge approves. He warned threats persist as Congress debates reforms and audits.
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Questions and Answers on Domestic Spying Revealed
The week exposed CIA NSA intelligence operations including Patriot Act powers, the NSA wiretapping program, and a Verizon court order for 3 billion daily phone records. Reports detail PRISM taps into Google Apple Microsoft Facebook and AOL data with vast storage plans and incidental US data collection.
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