Activists say Obama 's NSA speech was not enough . ` However , the president 's decision not to end bulk collection and retention of all Americans ' data remains highly troubling . Comment: The US government has been spying on its own citizens for a long time, and it isn't just the NSA that does this ; they have also spied on other countries as well ( e.g. Julian Assange says the speech was `` embarrassing ''
Activists say Obama 's NSA speech was not enough . Comment: The US government has been spying on its own citizens for a long time, and it isn't just the NSA that does this ; they have also spied on other countries as well ( e.g. Julian Assange says the speech was `` embarrassing ''