Edward Snowden phoned in via video conference to Russia's President Putin's conversation with the public. He asked if Russia conducts mass surveillance on its citizens. Putin told him they didn't, he hoped they never do, they don't have the money and technical resources that the US has for this type of surveillance anyway, and it's against their law: by law their intelligence services are only allowed to target specific individuals under investigation, and they have to have a court order to do so.
Hey, I think that's the same with us, isn't it?
Perhaps Snowden was just getting the man on record denying it, for future reference if necessary. At any rate, this will have the intelligence community in the US, including its congressional supporters (both parties) out in force with their panties in a bunch. He has to know that.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE 4/18: Snowden responds
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