Obama to consider declassifying more about spying programs; will meet with privacy board Friday

President Obama is reviewing the possibility of declassifying more information about secret surveillance programs after news of the U.S. government’s spying dragnet stirred deep concerns about privacy in America and abroad.

On Friday, Obama will meet with the newly reconstituted Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, a quasi-independent agency made up of five individuals nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The board is required to report to Congress at least semi-annually.