Reaction to President Barack Obama’s speech announcing plans for National Security Agency (NSA) reforms on Friday swirled over the weekend. The New York Times reports on the next stage of the reform process, noting that much reform would have to come from Congress—an institution already divided—meaning “the future shape of the surveillance apparatus … remains far from certain.” The Times also broke down the proposed changes in relation to the NSA review panel recommendations. Obama’s speech also did little to reassure private industry. “The most interesting part of this speech was not how the president weighed individual privacy against the NSA,” said Indiana University Prof. Fred Cate, “but that he said little about what to do about the agency’s practice of vacuuming up everything it can get its hands on.” On Sunday, NBC’s “Meet the Press” devoted a segment to the future of the NSA programs. And, according to a new study, the NSA revelations could cost the U.S. cloud computing industry between $22 billion and $35 billion. (Registration may be required to access this story.) Editor’s Note: Look for a Privacy Perspectives post later this week on what Obama’s plans mean for Europeans.
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