First Full-Time PCLOB Chairman David Medine Resigning in Summer
David Medine, who has led the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board since 2013 and is its first full-time chairman, will resign from the agency July 1, he said in a statement Tuesday. He said he will work for an…
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unidentified development organization, "advising on data privacy and consumer protection for lower-income financial consumers in developing countries." The five-member board, established in 2004 by Congress based on a 9/11 Commission recommendation, is an independent agency within the executive branch that advises the president and other White House officials about privacy and civil liberties ramifications of proposed laws and policies. “Even after my departure, the Board Members and our dedicated staff remain committed to carrying forward the Board’s critical work, including its ongoing examination of counterterrorism activities under Executive Order 12333,” said Medine. That order basically establishes the overall framework for U.S. intelligence activities, including when and how agencies can spy on people within the U.S., and provides policies on what data can be collected, kept and shared. Medine led the agency during "an especially momentous period, coinciding with a concerted examination of our national security tools and policies to ensure they are consistent with my Administration's commitment to civil liberties and individual privacy," said President Barack Obama in a statement. Obama said the agency's "thoughtful analysis and considered input" under Medine's leadership "has consistently informed my decision-making and that of my team." PCLOB didn't comment on who will succeed Medine.