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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Insight and Oversight

    Obama expanded surveillance powers, Trump allies pushed back on a government watchdog, TV took stock of current politics, and more.
    by Rosa Inocencio Smith Jan 13, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Dado Ruvic / Reuters

    What We’re Following

    Yesterday, with just a week left before Trump’s inauguration, the Obama administration finalized a new set of surveillance rules. The changes give the NSA power to share raw data with other U.S. intel groups that apply for access, before a set of required privacy protections are applied. For privacy advocates, : By expanding the number of people allowed to see data that’s often collected without warrants, it increases the risk of innocent people’s private info being exposed. On the other hand, according to , these rules have been in

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