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On Russian TV, Snowden asks Putin about surveillance
Source: CNN
On Russian TV, Snowden asks Putin about surveillance
By CNN Staff
April 17, 2014 -- Updated 1206 GMT (2006 HKT)
(CNN) -- Months after accepting asylum in Russia, U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden asked Russian President Vladimir Putin some questions about Russia's own surveillance practices during Putin's call-in program on state television Thursday.
"Does Russia intercept, store or analyze in any way the communications of millions of individuals?" Snowden asked. "And do you believe that simply increasing the effectiveness of intelligence or law enforcement investigations can justify placing societies, rather than their subjects, under surveillance?"
Putin responded that Russia has a special service that bugs telephone conversations and Internet communications to fight against crimes, but only with court permission "for specific citizens."
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By CNN Staff
April 17, 2014 -- Updated 1206 GMT (2006 HKT)
(CNN) -- Months after accepting asylum in Russia, U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden asked Russian President Vladimir Putin some questions about Russia's own surveillance practices during Putin's call-in program on state television Thursday.
"Does Russia intercept, store or analyze in any way the communications of millions of individuals?" Snowden asked. "And do you believe that simply increasing the effectiveness of intelligence or law enforcement investigations can justify placing societies, rather than their subjects, under surveillance?"
Putin responded that Russia has a special service that bugs telephone conversations and Internet communications to fight against crimes, but only with court permission "for specific citizens."
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/17/world/europe/russia-snowden-putin/
