Obama claims he did not know about the spying on our allies and John Kerry stating NSA went to far: One word- Accountability Disclosures about the extent of US spying activity came from documents leaked to media organisations by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden. The German government earlier said it was keen to speak directly to Mr Snowden about US surveillance activities, after it was revealed the NSA had been bugging Mrs Merkels mobile phone for years. Mr Snowden had earlier met German Green MP Hans-Christian Stroebele in Moscow and expressed his readiness to brief the German government on NSA spying. His lawyers said any meeting with German investigators would take place in Moscow, not Germany. The German chancellors anxiety about US spying overshadowed last weeks EU summit, when she remarked with irritation that spying on friends is really not on. Ms Rousseff was angered by revelations that the NSA had hacked the computer network of Brazils state-run oil company Petrobras to collect data on emails and telephone calls. German MP Hans-Christian Stroebele (right) with Edward Snowden Mr Stroebele (right) met Mr Snowden at a secret location in Moscow US Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged on Friday that in some cases, US spying had gone too far. He said he would work with President Barack Obama to prevent further inappropriate actions by the NSA. Mr Snowden, 30, fled to Russia in June after leaking details of far-reaching US telephone and internet espionage. He has temporary asylum, allowing him to live in Russia, until July 2014. Mr Snowdens lawyer said his client had started work on Friday for a major private website in Russia but did not disclose which site, citing security concerns. The scale of the alleged US espionage has provoked international concern and calls for tighter supervision. Asian countries have also protested at claims that Australia was involved in a US-led spy network, with Indonesia summoning the Australian ambassador to Jakarta.
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