Surveillance State Is 'Out Of Control' Says Edward Snowden's Legal Adviser
3,475 views · Published 17 January 2014 · 2:05 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: Sky News · 2014 · News & Politics
President Barack Obama is expected to announce some curbs to US spying operations in a major speech in response to months of revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The leaks by Snowden, a former security contractor, have shown that surveillance activities by the National Security Agency are far more extensive than previously thought. They have outraged human rights groups, who say the right to privacy of citizens has been violated, and soured relations with US allies whose leaders have been allegedly spied on, such as Germany. http://news.sky.com/story/1196570/spying-obama-to-set-out-nsa-reforms SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews For more great content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: iPad https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/Sky-News-for-iPad/id422583124 iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB
