Snowden ‘free to talk’

Snowden ‘free to talk’ to Germans: Kremlin
Intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is free to speak with whoever he chooses, including foreign authorities, a Kremlin spokesman said on Saturday, after the US fugitive said he was ready to help a German probe into US spying. “He has temporary refugee status. That status does not foresee any restrictions on his moving around the country or speaking to anyone,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP. 

Brazil and Germany draft anti-spy resolution at UN
Germany and Brazil have asked the UN General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution calling for the right to privacy in the digital age. The draft calls for an end to excessive electronic surveillance, noting that the illegal collection of personal data “constitutes a highly intrusive act”. Brazil and Germany have both been angered by allegations of large-scale US surveillance. 

John Kerry: Some NSA spying went too far
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that in some cases, US spying has gone too far. Mr Kerry is the most senior Obama administration official to have commented directly on an issue that has upset America’s European allies. He said he will work with the president to prevent further inappropriate acts by the National Security Agency.