White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough insisted Sunday that the federal government’s massive Internet and phone surveillance programs don’t violate Americans’ privacy, a sentiment he said President Obama would outline in coming days.

“We do have to find the right balance, especially in this new situation when we find ourselves, with all of us reliant on Internet, on email, on texting,” McDonough said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” So we find ourselves communicating in different ways – but that means the bad guys are doing that as well.”