We’re not sure what the Obama administration’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board knows about civil liberties, but it has privacy down to a science. Until this week, no one seemed to know the group existed, but the White House decided to draw back the curtain a bit Friday and release a photo of the board convening in the Situation Room.
Pres Obama meets for the first time today with the little known Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board – acronym: "PCLOB.")
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2013
President Obama to meet today w/ his Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board – the one nobody really knew he had, per @devindwyer
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) June 21, 2013
Obama's mysterious Privacy & Civil Liberties Board : http://t.co/7jFnIcUOmw hope they discuss privacy and Civil Liberties, haven't seen any
— NoseyParkerUnit (@noseyparkerunit) June 22, 2013
Obama to meet with "Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board." My dog to meet with Anti-Squirrel Harassment and No Crotch Licking boards.
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) June 21, 2013
Did you hear about Obama checking with his Privacy & Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) regarding #NSA programs? – yeah, me neither!
— Joe Bates (@batesjoe) June 22, 2013
@jaketapper @TheLeadCNN Privacy Oversight Board? Thought it was a myth, like Bigfoot.
— V-Man (@TheVertebreaker) June 21, 2013
Ironic.Today's Obama meeting with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is closed to the press. #NSA
— Razor (@hale_razor) June 21, 2013
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The meeting was closed to the press, but the White House photographer was there to capture the group in action. So, it looks a little bit like the president’s jobs council, except there are people in the chairs.
White House releases photo of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in Situation Room with Pres. Obama http://t.co/rumiRVlBsE
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) June 21, 2013
Privacy and Civil Liberties Board releases statement after meeting with Pres. Obama, told Pres. its review of NSA program is "top priority"
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) June 21, 2013
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