Ron Burgundy Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 By Dustin Volz and Mari Saito WASHINGTON/SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday sent its top national security officials to meet tech industry leaders in Silicon Valley and announced a new task force to counter online propaganda as the United States tries to crack down on the unprecedented use of the Internet by jihadists. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough led a high-level government delegation that held talks with representatives from some of the country's biggest technology companies, including Apple CEO Tim Cook. It was the latest effort by the Obama administration to cajole tech firms to be more cooperative with the intelligence community following a rift prompted by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden's disclosures, which detailed government surveillance. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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