Public Not Buying Obama's NSA 'Reforms': Poll

U.S. disapproval of NSA spying has continued to climb since whistleblower Edward Snowden unearthed the scandal this summer, and President Obama’s speech on ‘reforms’ last Friday has failed to allay the public’s growing concerns.

This is according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center and USA TODAY, conducted in the days immediately following Obama’s speech and published Monday.

The poll, which surveyed 1,504 adults, found that 53% disapprove of the U.S. government’s surveillance of telephone and internet data, while just 40% approve. This is a marked shift from July, when more than 50% said they approved and only 44% said they disapprove.

While approval rates among Democrats are slightly higher than those of Republicans, overall disapproval has increased across party lines.

The fall in support is most steep with respondents identified as African-American and Hispanic.

Almost half of those surveyed said the limits on the government’s ability to collect telephone and internet data are inadequate.