ÂSuch methods are in demand. But you canÂt just listen to the phone call in Russia; you need a special order from court. This is how this should be done in civilized society while tackling terrorism with the use of any technical means. If it is in the framework of the law, then itÂs ok. If not it is unacceptable, Putin said answering the question of RTÂs Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan. Commenting on ObamaÂs statement that ÂYou canÂt have 100 per cent security and 100 per cent privacy, Putin disagreed, saying it is possible if done within the law.
Russia said it could consider the possibility of granting political asylum to 29-year-old Edward Snowden, if such request is made. The ex-CIA worker disclosed the existence of PRISM, the National Security AgencyÂs (NSA) massive data-mining surveillance program, to The Guardian.
ÂIf we receive such a request, we will consider it, President Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
An American seeking political asylum in Russia. </that's all folks>