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Obama pledges overhaul on surveillance

President Barack Obama has pledged to overhaul US secret surveillance, promising greater oversight and transparency and insisting he had no interest in snooping on ordinary citizens.

10.08.2013

(AFP) President Barack Obama has pledged to overhaul US secret surveillance, promising greater oversight and transparency and insisting he had no interest in snooping on ordinary citizens.

Weeks after former US contractor Edward Snowden leaked details of widespread snooping on private internet and telephone use, Obama stood firm in denying any abuse but acknowledged that he needed to address growing concerns.