Facebook not mollified by Obama meeting

24.03.2014 13:29

It doesn't sound like Facebook is satisfied by President Obama's explanation of National Security Agency programs that touch on the Internet.

"While the U.S. government has taken helpful steps to reform its surveillance practices, these are simply not enough," Facebook said in a statement following Friday's meeting between Obama and Internet executives.

"People around the globe deserve to know that their information is secure and Facebook will keep urging the U.S. government to be more transparent about its practices and more protective of civil liberties," the statement said.

In addition to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Obama met with Reed Hastings of Netflix, Drew Houston of Dropbox, Alexander Karp of Palantir, Aaron Levie of Box, and Eric Schmidt of Google.

Zuckerberg inspired the meeting with a Facebook post this month saying that NSA programs pose threats to privacy.

A White House statement said Obama told the executives that he is considering counterterrorism, technology and privacy in assessing possible changes to NSA programs.

"The president reiterated his administration's commitment to taking steps that can give people greater confidence that their rights are being protected while preserving important tools that keep us safe," the White House said.

ANN.Az

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