It's unclear at the moment how many of the recommendations will be enacted - some require only the president's approval while others would need legislation from Congress. They were released to the public Wednesday after Obama met with the panel to discuss the recommendations. The panel, which was appointed by Obama in the wake of disclosures made this summer by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, submitted the recommendations to the president on Friday. Taken as a whole, the recommendations would limit the NSA's authority to conduct many of its operations without authority or review from the president, Congress, or the courts.
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The idea is to eliminate conflicts of interest that could arise when the NSA finds "some way into a communications device, software system, or network, they may be reluctant to have a patch that blocks their own access." The review panel also recommended that the NSA's Information Assurance Directorate - its arm for strengthening computer security to protect US systems - become a separate agency within the Department of Defense. Appeals court finds NSA's bulk phone data collection was unlawful.Amazon names ex-NSA chief Keith Alexander to its board.Russia blamed for SolarWinds hack in joint FBI, NSA and CISA statement.
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