Omaba Meets With CEOs Over Privacy Concerns

Pres. Obama met this week with the CEOs of Facebook, Netflix, Dropbox, Box, and other companies, in a move to relieve snooping fears. They met Friday of this week to discuss the president’s proposed reforms on computer privacy.

The president told the assembled high-tech CEOs that his administration has a commitment to take steps to give people greater confidence that their personal rights are being protected, while preserving the government’s ability to keep us safe.

Of course, the concern has arisen due to the fact that the government has been caught looking into data, and metadata, of American citizens, presumably to try to track down terrorist activity. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, was quoted as saying that they had an “honest talk about government intrusion on the Internet and the toll it is taking on people’s confidence in a free and open Internet.”

Zuckerberg had previously taken the Obama administration to task and expressed his frustration over the damage that the government has created in the high-tech industry. “Unfortunately, it seems like it’ll take a very long time for full reform,” he wrote, adding that government spying posed a threat to the Internet.

Are you thinking about your security on the Internet? Keep in mind that it’s ultimately up to you! There are a number of tools that you can use to secure your Internet activity, as well as your private information, and, of course, you need to harden your passwords and change them often!