Glenn Greenwald: Obama’s NSA Reforms Are ‘Basically a PR Gesture’

GREENWALD Well I think ░░░░░░░░ s the important point ░░░░░░░░ the mission that he ░░░░░░░░ when he created this ░░░░░░░░ panel and when he ░░░░░░░░ this process was not ░░░░░░░░ reform the NSA in ░░░░░░░░ meaningful way it was ░░░░░░░░ restore public confidence meaning ░░░░░░░░ prettify the process to ░░░░░░░░ it seem more palatable ░░░░░░░░ s really just basically ░░░░░░░░ PR gesture a way ░░░░░░░░ calm the public and ░░░░░░░░ make them think there ░░░░░░░░ reform when in reality ░░░░░░░░ really won t be ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ at this point has ░░░░░░░░ enough about what the ░░░░░░░░ does and how invasive ░░░░░░░░ is that they re ░░░░░░░░ to need more than ░░░░░░░░ a pretty speech from ░░░░░░░░ Obama that it feels ░░░░░░░░ though their concerns have ░░░░░░░░ addressed REPORTER So Glenn ░░░░░░░░ appears you know the ░░░░░░░░ is largely in favor ░░░░░░░░ the idea of change ░░░░░░░░ it looks like a ░░░░░░░░ of these programs are ░░░░░░░░ to stay in place ░░░░░░░░ would real change mean ░░░░░░░░ you re making the ░░░░░░░░ what would it be ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ real question about whether ░░░░░░░░ not we ought to ░░░░░░░░ a government that is ░░░░░░░░ literally billions of pieces ░░░░░░░░ data every single day ░░░░░░░░ the communications in which ░░░░░░░░ engage about the online ░░░░░░░░ we do not just ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ around the world That ░░░░░░░░ to describe a surveillance ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately the real ░░░░░░░░ means are we going ░░░░░░░░ dismantle this machinery that ░░░░░░░░ been constructed in the ░░░░░░░░ in the wake of ░░░░░░░░ 11 to basically try ░░░░░░░░ watch everything that the ░░░░░░░░ is doing and everything ░░░░░░░░ everybody is saying to ░░░░░░░░ extent that they can ░░░░░░░░ do we want to ░░░░░░░░ a much more sensible ░░░░░░░░ system where the government ░░░░░░░░ of watching everybody or ░░░░░░░░ to only watches people ░░░░░░░░ whom there s actual ░░░░░░░░ to believe they re ░░░░░░░░ in serious wrongdoing such ░░░░░░░░ terrorism which is not ░░░░░░░░ a more privacy enhancing ░░░░░░░░ but I think a ░░░░░░░░ more efficient one for ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ doing things wrong.”