US still intercepts intimate e-mails, warns Snowden.

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Washington - Americans might oppose intrusive surveillance if they realised the government could see their most intimate e-mailed pictures, comic John Oliver suggested to fugitive intelligence technician Edward Snowden.

The British television host scored a rare one-on-one interview in Moscow with the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor for Sunday's edition of his weekly US cable comedy news show John Oliver Tonight.

Oliver didn't give the man behind one of the biggest leaks in US intelligence history an easy ride, insisting he must take responsibility for information in press reports that put current anti-terror operations in jeopardy.


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