WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday said he cannot come back from Russia because "there's no chance to have a fair trial" and urged the United States to strengthen its protections for whistleblowers.
During an online question-and-answer session, Snowden also denied that he stole the passwords of National Security Agency co-workers, condemned threats to his life made by unnamed U.S. intelligence officials in the news media and decried "indiscriminate mass surveillance" by governments.