Journalists, lawyers debate national security, privacy rights
By Preetisha Sen
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s planned reforms for the National Security Agency’s data collection and surveillance may not be enough to protect Americans’ privacy, several First Amendment experts said during a panel discussion, while veteran journalists worried that the government’s surveillance is hindering reporters’ ability to cover national security issues.
The group of journalism, legal and technology experts discussed a report released days earlier from the president’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies; Obama’s speech outlining his plans for reform; and a report by the independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board that called the NSA telephone data collection program illegal.
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