Commentary And Analysis On President Obama's NSA Speech

Bottom Line: 5 Takeaway Messages On Obama's NSA Changes -- CNN

CNN) -- President Barack Obama talked in sometimes lofty, often technical tones Friday about changing how the government does its anti-terror snooping. That includes how it collects records on many of your phone calls, emails and online chats.

Here's what it all meant:

1. The public will get a voice before the secret intelligence court -- sort of

The way things work now at the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the government asks a judge in secret for permission to collect, say, phone records. No one gets to argue the other side.

Obama said he wants to open the court's doors to advocates from outside the government who can "provide an independent voice in significant cases."

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More Comments And Analysis On President Obama's NSA Speech

Analysis on Obama's NSA Speech -- New York Times
Five big takeaways from Obama’s NSA speech -- Greg Miller, Washington Post
Everything you need to know about Obama’s NSA reforms, in plain English -- Brian Fung, Washington Post
Questions and answers about Obama’s new NSA rules -- AP
So What Did People Think of Obama’s NSA Speech? -- New York Magazine
Early reviews slam Obama’s surveillance overhaul -- Washington Times
Glenn Greenwald: Obama Speech A 'PR Gesture' -- Huffington Post
First Take: Obama's battle on U.S. spying just beginning -- Aamer Madhani, Detroit Free Press/USA Today
Obama's Still Spying No Matter What He Said -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
Here Is Obama's Plan to Reform NSA Surveillance -- The Atlantic
Obama NSA reforms: Why he can't win -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
This 1 sentence sums up Obama’s entire NSA reform speech -- Brian Fung, Washington Post

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