Obama says foreign countries rely on NSA data

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says some of the foreign governments most loudly criticizing the National Security Agency’s spying programs are relying on the data themselves.

Obama says a number of countries publicly criticizing U.S. data collection privately acknowledge that U.S. intelligence capabilities are critical to meeting its responsibilities as the world’s only superpower. And he says they use the information the NSA collects to protect their own people.