NEW : Obama Institute with watchdog status . The group is called the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ( PCLOB ) , and though it was created in 2004 , it does not appear to have been very active . The Institute is meant to protect civil liberties against government policy overreach . It was founded in 2004 but critics say it never really existed .
NEW : Obama Institute with watchdog status . The Institute is meant to protect civil liberties against government policy overreach . It was founded in 2004 but critics say it never really existed .