'1984 is now!': Germans Protest Berlin's Role in NSA Spying on Snowden Day, 27 July 2013

Published on Jul 27, 2013
           

Privacy rights activists have demonstrated across Germany against U.S. worldwide surveillance - and Berlin's role in it. The revelations by Edward Snowden, have ignited public anger among Germans who say that their government let them down - as RT's Peter Oliver reports.

BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 27: Activists protest against the electronic surveillance tactics of the NSA on July 27, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The NSA scandal has been especially contentious in Germany after media reports claimed the NSA had conducted wide scale gathering of electronic data, including e-mails, of German citizens. Activists are demonstrating against the NSA in cities across Germany today. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)