If Snowden granted them an interview ten days ago they've done a pretty bad job handling an internationally significant story. The one sole piece of evidence is this quote attributed to Snowden:
βThe NSA does all kinds of things like hack Chinese cell phone companies to steal all of your SMS data.β
No actual evidence this time. Just a quote from a guy no one can call to verify.
I wonder if he has given various journalists pieces of information to release at set times or in response to particular events. This one could have been triggered by the charges being brought against him.
I seem to remember one of the Guardian journalists mentioning that there was more information to come.
βThe NSA does all kinds of things like hack Chinese cell phone companies to steal all of your SMS data.β
No actual evidence this time. Just a quote from a guy no one can call to verify.