Obama recognizes global rights to privacy, still falls far short on safeguards

Headline Title: Obama recognizes global rights to privacy, still falls far short on safeguards 17 January 2014 In response to President Obama’s speech today on surveillance, Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement:“The big picture takeaway from today's speech is that the right to privacy remains under grave threat both here at home and around the world. President Obama’s recognition of the need to safeguard the privacy of people around the world is significant, but insufficient to end serious global concern over mass surveillance,…

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