The NSA hired its first privacy officer, it said in...

The NSA hired its first privacy officer, it said in a news release Wednesday (http://1.usa.gov/1b7IEEM). Rebecca Richards’ full title is the NSA civil liberties and privacy officer. She had worked for the Department of Homeland Security as senior director for privacy compliance. Richards reports directly to NSA Director Keith Alexander, said that agency. He said he expects “Richards will work closely with civil liberties and privacy experts outside of government to bring additional innovative practices to our existing civil liberties and privacy programs.” President Barack Obama announced a desire to hire such an officer during a news conference last summer.