In better times .... President Barack Obama toasts with technology business leaders at a private dinner. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. February, 2011)
Obama Meets With U.S. Tech Executives On Privacy, Surveillance -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Executives of several large U.S. Internet companies, including Facebook Inc and Google Inc, met with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss their concerns over government surveillance programs.
Obama and senior aides met with six tech executives to discuss issues surrounding intelligence, technology and privacy, the White House said in a statement following the meeting. Executives were seen entering the White House around 4 p.m. EDT and leaving more than two hours later.
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, the world's largest Internet search engine; Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook, the world's biggest social network; and Reed Hastings, chief executive officer of Netflix Inc, an online video streaming service, were among those attending the meeting, the White House said.
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Update: Facebook, after White House meeting between Obama and tech leaders, says president's NSA reforms are 'not enough' -- San Jose Mercury News
My Comment: Tech executives summoned to the White House .... told what was going to happen .... ushered out the door .... Facebook's Zuckerberg says he is not happy. I think that sums everything up.
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