What do Obama's proposals mean for the future of national surveillance?

President Barack Obama even brought it up himself: When he was a senator, he was suspicious of the ability of the federal government's security agencies to poke around in innocent citizens' private lives.

Once president, the threats to the United States forced him to a more complicated view.

On Friday, he laid out a plan he said would protect the public's interest - and still allow the government to keep an eye out for threats and attacks. Whether he managed to strike that balance in a way that meets all those tests is our discussion. We begin with a look at the president's suggested fixes.

What do these changes mean to the intelligence community?

What do these changes mean for privacy advocates?

How will today's speech affect public's confidence?

And are more changes on the way?

We consulted a panel of experts for the "Inside Story".

The above panel was assembled for the broadcast of "Inside Story" to discuss.

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