Jan 30 Watch NSA surveillance revelations sour German perception of Obama By PBS NewsHour In 2008, huge crowds showed up in Berlin to get a glimpse of then-senator Barack Obama during his first presidential campaign. But six years later, German enthusiasm has waned, largely because of evidence that the NSA has spied on German… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Thursday, January 30, 2014 By PBS NewsHour On our program tonight, we examine the outlook for political action in 2014 as the White House and Congress lay out their agendas for the year ahead. Also: a rising German politician discusses the impact of U.S. spying on transatlantic… Continue watching
Jan 30 Navy admiral tapped to be the next chief of the NSA By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is announcing that the head of the Navy’s Cyber Command has been chosen to be the next chief of the troubled National Security Agency. Vice Adm. Mike Rogers, also a former intelligence director… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch In Germany, memories of repressive national spying inflamed by U.S. surveillance By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch News Wrap: NSA director urges Snowden to return still-secret documents By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, testified in a Senate hearing about the negative effects of revelations about secret spying programs leaked by Edward Snowden, and urged the former contractor to return any still-secret… Continue watching
Jan 28 Obama and the journey to find ‘balance’ in NSA surveillance By Justin Scuiletti During his State of the Union address Tuesday evening, President Obama stated that he would work with Congress to reform U.S. surveillance practices; citing the need for America to move off a “permanent war footing.” The president stated that the… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Federal oversight board says NSA should stop collecting phone records entirely By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jan 22 Snowden to address Obama’s NSA comments in Thursday live chat By Zachary Treu Edward Snowden announced that he will make public remarks in a live chat on his website Thursday afternoon. In his address, he reportedly will respond to President Barack Obama's speech on the NSA and U.S. surveillance. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Can the tech industry strike the privacy, safety balance? By Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour Even before President Obama outlined his proposed changes in how the NSA should collect data for surveillance, many tech giants were vocal in their criticism. Gwen Ifill discusses what's at stake with Christian Dawson of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition and… Continue watching