Snowden echoed such critics when asked about Obama 's speech in relation to Thursday 's release of a privacy review board 's report critical of the government . Now in Russia , he is charged in the United States with espionage . He says U.S. authorities change whistle - blower protections before he comes back . Ex - defense contractor conducts what he calls ` ` indiscriminate mass surveillance '' He says U.S. ` ` can correct the mistakes , restrain the actions of agencies ''
Now in Russia , he is charged in the United States with espionage . He says U.S. authorities change whistle - blower protections before he comes back . Ex - defense contractor conducts what he calls ` ` indiscriminate mass surveillance '' He says U.S. ` ` can correct the mistakes , restrain the actions of agencies ''