Snowden Queries Putin On Live TV Regarding Russian Internet Surveillance 396
Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes "Edward Snowden appeared on a Russian television call-in show to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin about policies of mass surveillance. The exchange has a canned quality which will likely lead to questions regarding the integrity of Snowden's actions, in the query of his host in asylum."
Putin: "If anyone tells you we spy on them" (Score:5, Funny)
"We will hear and they will be punished!!!"
Re:Useful Idiot (Score:2, Funny)
While true, your statement also assumes he had a choice...
Either way, it demonstrates that Snowden is a tool. Just not sure what kind...
Re:Snowden never had integrity (Score:2, Funny)
LOL oh man you are so right, look how many terrorist attacks have happened since the snowden leaks eh, now that all of the NSAs spying techniques are known and now stopped. I guess the bad guys have all moved now from forming plots via gmail & twitter & facebook to secretz underground cave meetings! Snowden deserves to be somewhere better than back in the US, unfortunately, not too many places qualify for a position like that these days...
Re:Useful Idiot (Score:3, Funny)
He probably could have tried legal measures to implement reform if it was actually more important to him than being famous
He wants more than fame, he wants to establish Russia as a global power, again. Problem is, his economy is mostly natural resourced exporting - which means it's pretty weak on manufacturing or services.
Re:SORM (Score:4, Funny)
But the way forward is clear. Make internet surveillance legal, and a free and open society will blossom, untroubled by questions of legality