[TechDirt] Snowden Gives Testimony To European Parliament Inquiry Into Mass Surveillance, Asks For EU Asylum

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A few weeks back, we reported that the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committee planned to send some questions to Edward Snowden as part of its inquiry on electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens. He’s now replied to these, prefacing them with a short statement (pdf — embedded below.) Although there are no major revelations — he specifically states that he will not be disclosing anything not already published — it does contain many important clarifications and interesting comments. […]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140307/05485226476/snowden-gives-testimony-to-european-parliament-inquiry-into-mass-surveillance-asks-eu-asylum.shtml