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Barack obama nsa. President obama addresses nsa mass surveillance in a speech on january 17 2014 u s. Snowden famously leaked classified information in 2013 and shone a spotlight on the mass surveillance program that the national security agency nsa was facilitating under obama. In a pretaped interview set to air monday evening obama gave a forceful defense of the program saying that the nsa had not unlawfully targeted americans. Obama on mass government surveillance then and now president barack obama turns to leave the stage after he spoke about national security agency nsa surveillance friday jan.
24th united states national security advisor. In office july 1 2013 january 20 2017. President barack obama s response to the shocking revelation of the nsa s order demanding verizon s phone records for all its customers remarks on nsa wiretapping prism track info nsa. Obama defends nsa surveillance program says it s transparent.
President barack obama further defended the national security agency s collection of phone and other electronic records to pbs charlie rose calling the program transparent. 27th united states ambassador to the united nations. The nsa s extensive spying program is justified as it allows agents to identify leads with respect to folks who might engage in terrorism claimed us president barack obama adding that no one promised americans both total security and total privacy. Nsa is not rifling through ordinary people s emails this article is more than 7 years old us president is confident intelligence services have struck appropriate balance he tells.
In a speech friday at the department of justice president obama called for significant changes to the way the nsa collects and uses telephone records of u s. In office january 26 2009 june 30 2013. Surveillance practices he acknowledged the role leaker and former national security agency contractor edward snowden played in. President barack obama has received widespread criticism due to his support of government surveillance.