My Way News - Some Obama spy changes hampered by complications
My Way News reports: "Several of the key surveillance reforms unveiled by President Barack Obama face complications that could muddy the proposals' lawfulness, slow their momentum in Congress and saddle the government with heavy costs and bureaucracy, legal experts warn."

Comment: In other words, nothing much will change. One could say that his proposals were artfully designed to appear sincere even as they were crafted to encounter resistance that would render them ineffective.  

My Way News - Obama tightens reins on surveillance programs
My Way News reports: "Tightening the reins on the nation's sweeping surveillance operations, President Barack Obama on Friday ordered new limits on the way intelligence officials access phone records from hundreds of millions of Americans - and moved toward eventually stripping the massive data collection from the government's hands. But Obama's highly anticipated intelligence recommendations left many key details unresolved, most notably who might take over as keeper of the vast trove of U.S. phone records."

My Way News - PayPal testing easier checkout for online shoppers
My Way News reports: "EBay's payments service PayPal has redesigned its online checkout process to let shoppers complete their payment on merchants' websites, rather than go to a separate PayPal site. [...] PayPal said it will make its 'payment code' feature available to merchants that accept Discover cards or use Micros payments systems, starting in February. The feature lets shoppers pay for purchases using their smartphones, using either a four-digit code or a QR-code, which is a newer version of the classic bar code."