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# President Obama Outlines Changes To NSA Surveillance

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_Published 2014-01-17. President Obama detailed imminent changes to the NSA’s surveillance practices in a speech on Friday._


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## Transcript

In a much anticipated speech Friday, President Obama outlined plans for overhaul of the National Security Agency in its surveillance practices. First thing's first, surveillance isn't going to stop.

>> We cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyber threats without some capability to penetrate digital communications.

>> But the president and his administration are planning some changes. He promised to end the NSA's phone metadata collection program as it currently exists and establish a system that restricts the government's access to existing metadata. Though, it will still have access should the need arise. He outlined new restrictions on surveillance of friendly Heads of States though it's not clear who qualifies or if aides of those individuals are exempt. The president also promised more privacy protection for foreigners on the rules that will be laid out in the coming months. Non- US citizens will only be subject to surveillance if there were a compelling national security purpose.

And finally, the President called on Congress to aid in the creation of an external board that would appear as public advocates in cases before the foreign intelligence surveillance court and as for the man largely responsible for bringing the NSA's dragnets to light, Obama said, " Given the fact of an open investigation, I'm not going to dwell on Mr. Snowden's actions or motivations. I will say that out nation's defense depends in part on the fidelity of those entrusted with our nation's secrets ." Obama says none of these changes can happen overnight. The first hard deadline is March 28 when the NSA's metadata program will come up for renewal.

For Time, I'm Christian Bryant.

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