09.07.2013 - 06:18 [ techdirt ]

Brazilian Politicians Want To Offer Snowden Asylum After Learning Of US Spying On Brazilians

The Brazilian government has now kicked off an investigation, but perhaps more interesting is the fact that some Brazilian Senators are using this story to suggest that the country offer asylum to Snowden. Frankly, the spying on people outside the US by the NSA is hardly a surprise at all, since it‘s long been known that the NSA doesn‘t need any warrants concerning the spying on foreigners