Posted on 08/09/2013 6:39:40 AM PDT by don-o
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama quietly met with the CEOs of Apple Inc, AT&T Inc as well as other technology and privacy representatives on Thursday to discuss government surveillance, according to a media report.
Google Inc computer scientist Vint Cerf and civil liberties leaders also participated in the meeting, along with Apple's Tim Cook and AT&T's Randall Stephenson, Politico said late Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The session was not included on Obama's daily public schedule for Thursday.
The closed-door meeting followed another private session on Tuesday between top Obama administration officials, industry lobbyists and privacy advocates, Politico reported, adding that the latest meeting "was organized with greater secrecy."
One administration aide characterized Tuesday's meeting was as part of a larger outreach effort, Politico said.
"This is one of a number of discussions the administration is having with experts and stakeholders in response to the president's directive to have a national dialogue about how to best protect privacy in a digital era, including how to respect privacy while defending our national security," the official told the news outlet.
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“President Barack Obama quietly met with the CEOs of . . . .”
Must be nice to have some privacy.
Maybe it was a private Medal of Honor ceremony for the CEOs.
And in the very next breath,
"One administration aide characterized Tuesday's meeting was as part of a larger outreach effort"
So why wasn't there a single representative of the people at any of these meetings?
These people are so shameless, they lie without even noticing it.
“This will be the most transparent administration ever”.......
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