Barack Obama: Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden: In a long-awaited speech on Friday designed to quell a furor over the programs exposed by Edward Snowden, Mr. Obama also said he had halted spy taps on friendly world leaders and proposed new shields for foreigners caught in U.S. data sweeps. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. NSA researches quantum computers in quest to crack private encryption: report President Barack Obama curtailed the reach of massive phone surveillance sweeps by the U.S. National Security Agency, but said bulk data collection must go on to protect America from terrorists. Daryl Copeland Five ways the Snowden affair has disrupted global politics (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.