U.S. Sets Up Intelligence Surveillance Technology Review Body -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday launched a formal review of its electronic intelligence gathering that has come under widespread criticism since leaks by a former spy agency contractor.
The Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies will examine the technical and policy issues that arise from rapid advances in global telecommunications, the White House said in a statement.
The group will assess whether U.S. data collection "optimally protects our national security and advances our foreign policy while appropriately accounting for other policy considerations, such as the risk of unauthorized disclosure and our need to maintain the public trust," the statement said.
The high-level group of outside experts has 60 days to deliver its interim findings. A final report and recommendations are due on December 15.
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US Panel to Review Intelligence Gathering and Privacy -- Voice of America
My Comment: The debate on these "reforms" begins .... but some are not optimistic on the outcome.
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