This article is terrible. What exactly did "the White House" say? There is not even one sentence that is attributed to a specific individual. Was it the White House press secretary, or Obama, or somebody else? Or are they referring to the statements from the Director of National Intelligence?

Here is what Obama said: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/07/statem...

Here are the statements from the DNI:

http://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/191-pre... http://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/191-pre...

Nowhere in those do I see any confirmation that there is direct or unlimited access to the servers of the companies mentioned.