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Live commentary also here http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/live-coverage-of-obamas-n-s-a-speech/#proposals-do-not-address-criticism-of-cyber-progr

• swombat 13y ago
  All of it so far is empty and pointless doublespeak. For example: > President Obama is announcing that he wants to end the National Security Agency’s bulk call records program as it currently exists. Why, of course, "as it currently exists" it has a lot of problems. I'm sure the current version can be "ended" and a much more insidious version can be designed. As of the 11:47 update there is nothing of note in there.
  • Zikes 13y ago
    Certainly, "as it currently exists" it is known to the public. The new program will be far more secretive.
• dictum 13y ago
  > Mr. Obama started off by saying the government could not protect against terrorists and cyber threats without penetrating foreign networks — and protecting against them. By the logic that arrives to this conclusion, the government can not protect against terrorists and cyber threats without penetrating domestic networks either.
  • mpyne 13y ago
    To an approximate degree, yes, except that penetration of domestic networks would not be necessary, merely the normal legal processes from CALEA, MOUs with telecom companies, etc. The government already does this kind of stuff, only through the FBI instead of the NSA. You would "penetrate" a foreign network when there is no ability to expect cooperation and no ability to compel.