probing the damage edward snowden caused say he gave the keys to the kingdom toen ms. . who want to know u.s. intelligence capabilities. to, enemies, who want to know u.s. intelligence capabilities. >> it would give them a roadmap of what we know and don't know and i'm police italy a way to protect their information from the u.s. intelligence community. >> reporter: the head of the task force investigating the edward snowden affair told 60 minutes the agency spent millions of dollars replacing computers the former government contractor had access to. >> they went on the assumption something could have been put into the system. >> reporter: edward snowden rereeled the n-- revealed the nsa was spying on u.s. allies. some in congress a it will hurt american business and his a bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the obama administration to demand allies back away from the proposed restrictions. the white house is also now examining an outside review of nsa activities. the report includes 40 recommendations to help the agency maintain public trust and reduce the risk of u

no sir while most americans think the edward snowden the u.s. government tectum as a spy and a traitor the united states government classified its evidence of its own criminal misconduct its its violations of the bill of rights what we're doing is said to catering to tele tarion procedures which was gathering information about all the individuals in the world. the former intelligence contractor is now in exile knowing for certain that he'd go to jail should he return to the u.s. like bradley and now chelsea manning who was sentenced to thirty five years in jail this august through weekly leaks mending released many thousands of diplomatic cables and video proof of u.s. involvement in wartime just another man who found himself in jail this year was john key the first u.s. official to confirm the government's use of waterboarding to interrogate carries suspects i caught up with him shortly before he went to serve his two and a half year sentence i have never believed that my case was about a leak i have always believed that my case is about tortur

no sir while most americans think to edward snowden the u.s. government tectum is a spy and a traitor the united states government classified its evidence of its own criminal misconduct its its violations of the bill of rights what we're doing is said to caving to tell a tarion procedures which is gathering information about all the individuals in the world. the former intelligence contractor is now in exile knowing for certain that he'd go to jail should he return to the u.s. like bradley and now chelsea manning who was sentenced to thirty five years in jail this august so we could leaks manning released many thousands of diplomatic cables and video proof of u.s. involvement and i don't find. another man who found himself in jail this year was john key the first u.s. official to confirm the government's use of waterboarding to interrogate suspects i caught up with him shortly before he went to have served his two and a half years sentence i have never believed that my case was about a leak i have always believed that my case is about torture i

. >>> plus, edward snowden says, quote, i have already won. what he has to say in his first interview since arriving in russia and -- >> back at the mall for the truly last-minute shoppers. buying presents on christmas eve. >>> happening now, christmas shopping at the very last minute. there are still stores open tonight. we have been among the shoppers. he's live with the shopping going on as we speak. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. we are at a mall in san jose. conveniently we have a toys r us that way. we have a target that way. both open into the night. today the mall was busy. the stores were busy. even santa was busy before he had to take off. the pace was quick and the bags full. >> i'm nervous. >> why? >> because i can't find anything. >> reporter: last-minute shopping christmas eve edition with lots of bargains and lots of clothes. >> procrastinating. >> how many today? >> got to get it done. >> how's it going? >> it's pretty easy. the lines are pretty short. not complaining. >> reporter: sometimes even the baby comes along for

as we have failed from edward snowden -- found from edward snowden who released a large trove of documents, our government, the nsa, exploits quite a lot of hacking techniques to acquire information. in a lot of cases, they do not even have to you. hack you. if the company is in the jurisdiction of the government and they have the legal authority to act, they just demand it from the company. there we are. am rebecca mackinnon. i am also the author of "consent of the networked." by fivened here today brilliant individuals. all of us will be telling you some things that are a little bit gary. that knowledge is power. if we want to change the way things are today, if we want to build a world that we want to live in, you have to start by understanding how this digital environment works, what the threats are. with that, i will begin my little story. january 1990. was anybody using the internet in 1990? very good. in 1990, the berlin wall came down. these photographs are the ransacked offices of the stasi, the secret police. as east germany began to fall apart, protesters went into these offices

which has been rocked by that certified nut-lid edward snowden. and we don't even know how bad it is because officials have no idea how much information he has collected. that's right. the extent of edward snowden's leaks are as fuzzy and as ill-defined as his mustache. (laughter) so in a desperate bid to find out how much intel snowden took, n.s.a. officials recently floated the idea of offering edward snowden amnesty. i'd take the deal, ed. just come back with all the intel and all is forgiven. i tell you what, to make you feel safe we'll meet you in a special amnesty zone. (laughter) folks, the n.s.a. is just doing their job! and they're just doing it in more places than you ever imagined. >> the n.s.a. activity didn't stop with e-mails or cell phones of foreign leaders according the guardian and the "new york times" which say the agency also spied on video games like world of war craft and second life. >> stephen: that's right, the n.s.a. is spying on second life-- a game for people who don't have a first one. (laughter) and thank god they are

whistleblower edward snowden made an appearance on national t.v. with a not so uplifting message on the emergence of western surveillance states but he ended on a cheer and out assuring viewers that it's not she white to fight back or just plain boyko reports. christmas day here in the u.k. is a sacred tradition it's all about the christmas turkey the family gathering and of course getting around the teddy to watch the queen's speech with your family this year the queen was wishing brits a merry christmas she spoke about the birth of her grandson about the year's achievement spots channel four airing an alternative christmas message from n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden who of course revealed the extent of mass government surveillance programs in the u.s. the u.k. and other western countries and he was speaking all about privacy he said that george orwell's one thousand nine hundred eighty four was the real fairy tale compared to the reality that we're living with right now with a child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at al

should brazil grant edward snowden asylum. hackers target target. the security grief is revealed just before the last shopping weekend before christmas. ceiling collapsed heaps of plaster wood and dust reign down on a packed audience to about 700 people in a theater in london. dozens of overs were hurt. and same-sex marriage, the state today joined 16 states and the district of columbia in allowing same-sex marriage. president obama reducing the sentences of eight people convicted of crack cocaine offenses. it was part of the white house's overall approach to drug sentencing and whether the punishment fits the crime. fast a longer sentence than somebody possessing the same amount of powder cocaine. criminologies originally crewed crack as more destructive, civil liberties call the focus discriminatory, since those convicted before poor and minorities. congress with bipartisan support passed the fair sentencing act. but it only applied to new convictions. people who have been convicted under the old rule remain in prison. a concern addressed last sum

contractor edward snowden. we break down both speeches. >> speaking for under 2 minutes edward snowden wished great britains a merry christmas. and then transitioned in his request - privacy or the lack thereof. he said george orwell had no idea what new capabilities modern technology would allow people to snoop into private lives. he warned children will live their lives not knowing what privacy is. >> the conversation today is based in the technology around us and the government that regulates it. together we can find a better balance in mass surveillance, and remind the government that if they really want to know how they feel, asking is cheaper than spying. >> in contrast the queen gave a traditional address, and spoke for a great period of time, reflecting on the last year, 60 years since her coronation, and a moment us year when it comes to the royal family. >> my own family is a little larger this christmas. as so many of you know, the arrival of a baby gives everyone the chance to contemplate the future

does edward snowden have more to tell the world? should the nsa be afraid? >> six months ago he handed overarchives of information to three reporters, i was one of them. he's had no role in what is disclosed since, he's added nothing to what he's disclosed. to the extent he wants to participate he wants to speak as someone who interprets what we have learned says what he thinks ought to be done about it. whether the nsa is afraid or not is not for me to say. he has launched a global debate and an american debate about what the limits, boundaries should be of surveillance in a democratic society. that's ongoing. >> garrett: to think about conceptually this is a box, you might regard it as reporter as a treasure chest, michael hey done and others like pandora's box full of all sorts of damaging disclosures of what america surveys, why, how it accomplishes that. the box is in your hands, in the hands of others. more things may come out of that box but edward snowden will not be providing them. that's a finite amount he's given you and that's all it is. >> that'

by now, most of the world has heard the name edward snowden. the former national security agency contractor who released thousands of classified documents about government surveillance in one of the most significant leaks in u.s. history. he's been charged with espionage and has been living in russia under temporary asylum. the american journalist at the center of the story lives in brazil. >> we've had to come to rio to speak to glenn greenwald.

. >> edward snowden is hoping to make a move from moscow to brazil. the form area national security agency contract jor published a letter in a leading brazilian newspaper, pleading for sympathy. opinion is divided. >> appealing to the people edward snowden published an open letter in a leading brazilian newspaper on tuesday. not only did he hint at requesting political asylum, but alluded that he would help investigators uncover information about the united states effort to spy on brazil. they cited examples of the way braz brazil -- the u.s. spied on brazil saying: >> his appeal was met with mixed reaction in sao paulo. >> translation: edward snowden has a very important role in history are and contributed a lot by revealing the information. by considering this brazil could give him asylum. >> translation: no, brazil should not give asylum to edward snowden. he's not a person you can trust. if his own country cannot trust him, why would ours. >> brazil would be a major target of the n.s.a. spying program. documents leaked by snowden revealed that th

leaker edward snowden. in exchange the government would want the rest of the documents he took. >> the world says goodbye to iconic apartheid leader nelson mandela. he was buried in his childhood village in a traditional state funeral. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. south america's wealthiest country has a new leader. left-wing candidate michelle bachelet has been elected president for a second time. al jazeera's correspondent has the latest on the victory. >> she's back. chillie's most popular former president michelle bachelet elected again on the promise of reforms, so make south america's stable economy more equal. >> it is time for a new constitution, for a democracy this ensures rights for people, guaranteeing the future voice of the poor majority will not be silenced in the minority. >> michelle bachelet's personal appeal is unquestionable. >> i'm thrilled. michelle bachelet is an amazing woman whose thoughts will guarantee my son will study for free. >> rob matheson math. >> eu

how does a hero and condemned as a traitor cia whistleblower edward snowden revealed to the world just how much the u.s. is spying harvesting information and storing huge amounts of phone and internet data with every new leak n.s.a. surveillance appears more and more far reaching or he's going to check our looks at how the revelations are changing the world and the cost to the whistleblowers edward snowden says george orwell's fictitious big brother is no match for the u.s. national security agency the types of collection the book microphones and video cameras t.v.'s that watches are nothing compared to what we have today snowden revealed that a secret court rubber stamps warrants for telecommunication companies to hand out the data of millions of their customers he also leaked the programs that the government uses to track virtually anything anybody does on the internet and also store that information and he showed how the u.s. government had light about mass surveillance does the n.s.a. collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans no sir while most

spying on world leaders as revealed by edward snowden. be interested to know the stream and we would be have got to make it down to the committee and spend a couple of hours going through mounds of product that would allow a member to be as informed as a member we should is to be on sources and methods and all activities of the intelligence community under the national intelligence framework i would just say and i just think we need to be careful when i talk about it but i we need to assume you don't you wish to use the classification and i think would be disingenuous mr chairman if you suggesting we have information if we don't have it so after that after what you saw there can we really buy the argument that these committees had enough knowledge all along to perform proper oversight of american spy agencies i don't think so snowden also had a message from the n.s.a. he said i'm not trying to bring down the n.s.a. i'm working to improve the n.s.a. i'm still working for the n.s.a. right now just they are the only ones who don't realize it

he said that edward snowden had done a great damage to both our security and the diplomacy. but he did not comment on that before beyond that. he also said when asked was this the worst year of his presidency, he said well, we don't look at it that way. asked what was his worst mistake, he said the health care roll out was not what we would have desired. and on iran he said all options are on the table. pretty much what would you expect him to say. the one new thing i heard him say, he said his resolution is to be nice to the white house press corps. i never heard him say that before but i think that was a joke. >> pelley: i never heard any president say that before. but bob, thank you very much. the president will be leaving for hawaii a little brit later this evening. bob schieffer's guest this sunday on "face the nation" will include former acting cia director and nsa review board member michael morrell. there will be more about the news conference on your local news, on this cbs station, as always on-line on cbs news.com. and of course right here on tonight's "cbs evenin

having a conversation about granting edward snowden amnesty. under what circumstances would you consider, either a plea agreement or amnesty for edward snowden and what do you say for americans after possibly being alerted to the judge's decision, reading the panel recommendations, edward snowden set in motion something that was proper and just in this country about the surveillance and should not be considered by this government a criminal. >> i've got to be careful here, major, because mr. snowden is under indictment. he has been charged with crimes, and that is the province of the attorney general and ultimately a judge and a jury. so, i can't weigh in specifically on this case at this point. i'll try to see if i can get at the spirit of the question even if i can't talk about this specifically. i said before, and i believe that this is an important conversation we needed to have. i've also said before that the way in which these disclosures happened had been damaging to the united states, and damaging to our intelligence capabilities, and i

the reporter who broke the edward snowden story says the court decision vindicates the whistle blower. >> i think it's not only the right, but the duty of an american citizen to come forward at great risk to himself and inform his fellow citizens about what his government is doing. >> ecf is challenging the program. they are studying the judge's 68-page ruling. >> it is a great harvenger for things to come. a critical tool for the war on terror. but the government never gave evidence they stopped an imminent terror attack. >>> a spokesman for the justice department's national security division said the nsa program is constitutional as previous judges have found. >>> president 'bomb ma 'obama will meet with executives. the nsa ruling is expected to be a key talking point. many tech companies are urging the president to curve surveillance programs as they work harder to keep user data private. the president is expected to discuss ways the government and technology can work together to grow the economy. the meeting will also focus on ways to repair the problematic healthcare.gov site. >>

journalist glenn greenwald who's been channeling revelation tremendous a whistleblower edward snowden lashed out at the mainstream media turning a blind eye to the government's violations. conference in germany peter all over was in hamburg for the international gathering. perhaps the most anticipated speech of this year's calles communication conference was the keynote address by journalist and political commentator glenn greenwald he delivered his keynote speech by videophone to a packed out auditorium here in albuquerque and which he praised edward snowden for the work that he's done and also called on those governments that have shown indignation at the revelations of how much their citizens are being spied on by america and its allies to do more than just show that indignation they should do more to help the man who is sacrificed much that in order to bring them the truth we also address the us if you were a jewish governments accusing them of team lisa lying to their citizens and speaking about the press in those countries said that they were complicit in allowing the government

by now, most of the world has heard the name edward snowden. the former national security agency contractor who released thousands of classified documents about government surveillance in one of the most significant leaks in u.s. history. he's been charged with espionage and has been living in russia under temporary asylum. the american journalist at the center of the story lives in brazil. >> we've had to come to rio to speak to glenn greenwald. he hasn't returned to the united states since he broke the story about the nsa surveillance programs for fear of being prosecuted. >> the nsa's goal really is the elimination of privacy globally. it is literally a system designed to monitor all forms of human behavior inside the united states, which is the ultimate surveillance state. >> last december, glenn greenwald received an email from a person who didn't identify himself. >> we still didn't know who he was, where he worked, but he was saying he had access to large amounts of very sensitive surveillance information that show the united states gove

taking edward snowden was one. second more profoundly in terms of long term implication will be damage to alliance manage the. one of the key foreign policy tools of this administration, that means just getting everyone on board at the same time. whether it's about iran or any of the other challenges out there. and this really stressed the lines of our european partners and others around the world. >> one of the things that was learned this week, that the american public can digest on its own, judge leon's ruling where he said it was likely unconstitutional, this blanket holding and collection of data said the government given many opportunities could not cite a single instance when this surveillance stopped or thwarted an emerging attack. also said we have not found conclusively whether this stopped a terrorist attack from happening. that's not information the american public had before. that's going to increase the intensity of this debate, the utility of this particular kind of surveillance and what role edward

the better america spies across the globe is extending the last at the latest a leak from edward snowden has revealed norway's been sharing intelligence with the jew ass on russia's politicians i don't you come ponies and ordinary people the arctic nation joins canada as one of the essays known accomplices. richard cannot address the gaze they motos nations have to share their secret data with america's spy agency. we knew that canadian and u.s. intelligence services were close by it was snowden's latest revelation speaks to just how close he gave the canadian media a top secret four page memo a recent one dated april twenty third team by the way that says canada has set up covert spying posts around the world and conducted espionage against trading partners at the request of the us national security agency edward snowden has also revealed that although the canadian intelligence agency employees twenty times less people than the n.s.a. it has done a lot of work for the n.s.a. apparently including spying on foreign politicians and diplomats during the g. eight and g. twenty summits this d

. >> edward snowden says it is mission accomplished. he says he wanted society to have more of a say in being monitored. we have been in rome as pope francis celebrates his first christmas eve mass as the head of the catholic church. hello and welcome. peacekeeping troops are going to be sent to south sudan. thousands of people are thought to have been killed in a week of fighting between rebel soldiers and government forces. has spread across the country to several areas, including the capital of juba. president salva kiir and his forces have recaptured the town from the rebels. bentiu and two in juba. our correspondent in washington says despite the vote to send in more troops, it will take more time for the u.n. peacekeepers to arrive on the ground. >> the united states was one of on thiswriters resolution and after the emergency meeting yesterday, held where the secretary-general requested these additional troops, the security council today unanimously supported that. these troops will take time to get on the ground in south sudan.

but edward snowden won't. what he wanted to do was warn people about the private information that the n.s.a. gathered. jim, most security officials, i believe, including you, have talked about the fact that he already has caused serious damage. how much else could he have, and how much damage could he cause. >> there has been damage caused. some of that language is exaggerated when there were folks who leaked nuclear weapons to the soviet union. that was more substantially threatening. there has been damage done. it goes back to the last question you asked. weighing costs and benefits. clearly there are - i think we are all in agreement that we are hope now that we know this is a problem. why do i say that. >> we have a the chair woman of the senate intelligence community saying there are problems. we have the president's panel who reviewed this saying there were problems, and the president himself, while becrying edward snowden welcomes a national conversation. we don't have a national conversation unless the

i think in fact that edward snowden, we've seen the triumph of edward snowden and his recent decision. edward snowden probably should have won that man of the year for "time" but i love pope francis because he's a prophetic voice, his tone and tenderness dealing with the humanity of poor people. >> i think the one thing we all agree on is that we all like pope francis. but, ross, i want to ask you a question. there's no question that government programs can be better in terms of creating opportunities, putting people on a road to opportunity. in fact the president has put reforms in place and here was his message earlier this month in his economic inequality speech. >> progressives should be open to reforms that actually strengthen these programs and make them more responsive to a 21st century economy. >> so the president -- >> who could argue with that? >> the problem is the response to the 21st century economy, that's what needs to be contested. it's the neoliberal economy. >> but also, dr. west, we have to acknowledge that in rethinking these programs, you've got to take into accou

a conversation about granting edward snowden leniency. to what degree were you pleased he floated this trial balloon. what do you say to americans, sir, after possibly being alerted to john leon's decision earlier this week reading the panel recommendations, believe edward snowden set in motion something that is proper and just in this country about the scope of surveillance and should not be considered by this government a criminal? >> i've got to be careful here, major, because mr. snowden is under indictment. he's been charged with crimes, and that's the province of the attorney general and ultimately a judge and jury. i can't weigh in specifically on this case at this point. i'll make -- i'll try to see if i can get at the spirit of the question even if i can't talk about the specifics. i said before and i believe that this is an important conversation that we needed to have. i have also said before that the way in which these disclosures happened have been damaging to the united states and damaging to our intelligence capabilities. a

did show that alternative christmas speech did move it from edward snowden we did yes but it's there has been a concerted turning a blind eye and most of the national media in the case edward snowden here now and there are a whole range of different mechanisms that the government and intelligence agencies can use to control spies and to control the media within the u.k. when they're reporting on spy stories not least things like defense press advisory notice which is substance ship by the media as well as threatening and we trust these motivations secrets act as they did with the guardian and prosecuting individual journalists so there has been a woeful lack of meaningful discussion and not only within the gritty heat is certainly also the british political classes and it's interesting that i'm not as you say i mean how they're going to be talking at the c.c.c. tomorrow night about these sort of issues too and it's great to see the biggest gathering yet from people from across the world and particularly in europe i'm very very angry about this they cannot guarantee that their governm

. >>> and edward snowden take an alternative christmas message to british television. [ cheering ] >> thousands turn out in st. peter's scare as pope francis celebrates his first christmas as pontiff. >> in egypt the military interim government is declaring the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. deputy prime minister said there will be punishment for anyone who funds or gets involved with the brotherhood. earlier i asked why the government made this decision. >> the government has been under pressure for some time to declare the muslim brotherhood organization. the timing was right on "p. it's going to be a very divisive action because there is a portion of egypt's population that supports the muslim brotherhood. by declaring them to be a terrorist organization, anyone could por support them financia, involved in demonstrations, involved in their business could be seen supporting terrorism. >> is this ramping up tensions in egypt? >> yes, it will ramp up tensions in egypt. i think it may drive the muslim brotherhood underground while some will simply walk away from them. i t

edward snowden fled to hong kong and then moscow. edward snowden was defiant saying, "i shared with the world evidence: >> al jazeera's john siegenthaler reporting. >> the report says metadata that is currently collected should be held by service providers for third party s with government access granted only following a court order. >> for the first time in three years congress passed a bipartisan budget deal. the deal cleared the senate with 64 votes, despite opposition from conservative republicans and tea party members. it will go to pam re, who promised to sign it into law. ittees it eases spending cuts and abaits a risk to a shut down for two years. >> health insurance customers are giving customers extra days to pay their premiums. the first premium payment is due on january 10th. consumers must select a plan by next monday for coverage on the first of the new year. a day after russia offered to bail out the ukraine, there is word the european union is willing to fork over more money. the former republic was given a loan. ukra

interesting what he said today about edward snowden. the ideawon't buy into that he did us a favor. saying that now that it is out have an obligation to make things more public. let the internet and phone companies disclose what kind of things the government is asking for. but on the foreign collection, yes, one of the things the report said is let's not have the intelligence community decide which foreign leaders we going to spy on. let the president decide that when he thinks it is the right time. gwen: and to be clear he resisted the opportunity today to say he would grant amnesty or absolution to edward snowden. >> right. gwen: thank you. kudosesident gave mild today to the house and the senate which managed in its pass beforeo vacation, not its final days. >> if only! quite.ot to pass a budget, approve a defense spending bill and number of executive and judicial branch nominees. leaveid they get done and undone, sue, not in their final days? >> 2013 is an interesting year for congress. least productive legislative year on record. that is shocking. lastmore unproductive than yea

tonight, we got the first reaction here from edward snowden himself all the way from russia. he says in part, quote, the american public deserved to see these issues determined by open courts. today a secret program authorize bade secret court was when exposed to the light of day, found to violate americans rights. it is the first of many. if you think he did damage with those leaks we are learning now that he has only released a small fraction of the 1.7 million documents he confiscated from right under the nsa's nose. in an interview with "60 minutes" the man leading the snowden task force for the nsa described them as a treasure trove for america's enemies. the u.s. should consider granting snowden amnesty in return for all those classified documents. >> my personal view is, yes, it's worth having a conversation about. i would need assurances that the remainder of the data could be secured. and my bar would be very high. >> reporter: the national security council said, quote, there is no change in u.s. policy on this issue and they say he will face felony charges if he com

edward snowden just put a white middle class face on it. it's going going on for years. it brought up the debate of what our government is doing and do we trust the transparency promoted by the obama administration. but syria is different. using the beligerance. he god assa got assad to agree p chemical weapons to u.n. inspectors without firing a shot. many around the world felt that america was capable of everything. it was reflection of using the past and future to use policy today. >> tevy troy, showing strength by not showing how strong you are? >> i think they would appreciate the compliment. but i think something else was going on. president obama gave the speech as a nationally televised addressed. he was going on late night talk shows and appearing on deejay shows in the midwest and south, and he shows up and tries to talk about syria in a serious way, and it seems that the american people weren't interested and moved on. and without the american people, it was hard to pursue other options. >> i think that's true. if the congressional vote had gone ahead that mig