Vladimir Putin must be called to account on surveillance just like Obama

I questioned the Russian president live on TV to get his answer on the record, not to whitewash him Edward Snowden defends decision to question Putin On Thursday, I questioned Russia's involvement in mass surveillance on live television. I asked Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, a question that cannot credibly be answered in the negative by any leader who runs a modern, intrusive surveillance program: "Does [your country] intercept, analyse or store millions of individuals' communications?" I ...