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Ca cavalier about civil liberties. >> in 2008 he criticized surveillance programs as a violation of civil liberties. his shift is eliciting passionate reactions. saying technologies are reaching too far in americans lives. others saying the president needs to look at things differently now that he is president and not a senator. >> you get wiser when you put your hand on that baseball and the lives of every single american, youre responsible for that. >> what i heard was the president saying if ...

Get their approval before they can tap in to all of these phone records. as you know, this has been one of the most controversial aspects of this nsa program, that medi data collected, the phone numbers, length of calls, all of that data president obama proposed moving out of control of the governments hand and putting it into a potential third party, maybe even a phone provider. now, the president talked about this proposal, but, again, its up to congress to work out the details. and we spoke y...

And i also know that in this time of change, the united states of america will have to lead. it may seem sometimes that americas being held to a different standard. and i will admit the readiness of some to assume the worst motives by our government can be frustrating. no one expects china to have an open debate about their surveillance programs. or russia to take privacy concerns of citizens in other places into account. but lets remember, we are held to a different standard precisely because w...

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Less. so in the absence of institutional requirements for regular debate and oversight that is public, as well as private or classified, the dangerous of government overreach becomes more acute. and this is particularly true when surveillance technology and our reliance on digital information is evolving much faster than our loss. for all these reasons, i maintained a healthy skepticism toward our surveillance programs after i became president. i ordered that our programs be reviewed by my natio...

The effective immediately that the nsa will need federal surveillance court approval before accessing that bulk phone record database. its all part of a speech the president and his team are working on into the night for this event that starts in about three hours. more than six months since former nsa contractor edward snowden started leaking the details of the governments massive surveillance programs, president obama is poised to make some changes to the ways washington spies on the world. >>...

President obama travels to the justice department today to deliver his long-awaited plan to reform the nations spy efforts. the president is expected to call for more oversight and transparency of spy agencies but hes not expected to announce any major changes to surveillance programs. one soldier is dead, two others injured after a helicopter crash in georgia. members of elite specials operation known as night hawk unit. the unit flies dangerous missions like the raid on osama bin laden. this...

Patriots is not to suggest that i or others in my administration felt complacent about the potential impact of these programs. those of us who hold office in america, have a responsibility to our constitution. while i was confident in the integrity of those that lead our intelligence community, it was clear to me in observing our technology that changes in our technological capabilities were raising new questions about the privacy safeguards currently in place. more over, after an extended revie...

Or religious beliefs. we do not collect intelligence to provide a competitive advantage to u.s. companies. or u.s. commercial sectors. the bottom line is that people around the world, regardless of their nationality, should know that the united states is not spying on ordinary people who dont threaten our national security. and we take their privacy concerns into account. >> the presidents decision to reform the nsas surveillance program is a direct result of the blockbuster leaks. by former gov...

And i also know that in this time of change, the united states of america will have to lead. it may seem sometimes that america is being held to a different standard. and ill admit the readiness of some to assume the worst motives by our government can be frustrating. no one expects china to have an open debate about their surveillance programs or russia to take privacy concerns of citizens and other places into account. but lets remember, we are held to a different standard precisely because we...