On Wednesday defended President Barack Obama 's controversial re- American monitoring program, trying to appease the Europeans NSA spying devices in a limited fashion actions to eradicate the threat - even though the program displays a recently revealed broader information collection.
"I can guarantee is given , in Europe and people around the world , we do not intend to snoop around people 's e-mail , or listen to their phone ," Obama said in a Swedish reporter 's question at a news conference with Prime Minister Fredrik克赖因费尔特, he began a whirlwind , Sweden 24 hours a day. "We're trying to do is very specific targets , areas of concern ."
Nevertheless, President Bush acknowledged that there may be about the privacy issues behind him in Europe - a continent , is to protect the privacy rights - for some time. This issue has run out shortly after his during the trip , the German newspaper report published in June by the former government contractor based document leaked Edward Snowden .
Despite Obama's efforts to advocate a narrower range , the Snowdon leaked documents show that the U.S. National Security Agency to collect and store a variety of data via the Internet , including e-mail , video chat and instant messaging. One such classification procedure, called a prism , the government can obtain secret court orders, and a large amount of data collected from major Internet companies such as Google , Apple , Microsoft and Facebook.
Other documents also revealed how the NSA program can enter the trans-Atlantic fiber-optic lines , so that the agency can collect and store raw materials, Internet traffic, including overseas send an email.
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These programs angered Europeans . German Social Democrat leader Steinbrueck , the main election challenger Angela Merkel said last month that he would be suspended until the Washington free trade agreement negotiations with the United States to clarify about the NSA surveillance program details. Merkel also raised this issue, he and Obama's visit to Berlin earlier this year .
NSA monitoring program controversy is sure to follow the president , when he attended the G20 economic summit in Russia, in his three-day trip overseas the second leg . The Russian government granted temporary asylum Snowdon , ignoring Obama's request , 30 -year-old returned to the United States is facing American espionage charges.
Snowden was accused of leaking highly confidential documents, "The Guardian" Washington Post " newspaper.
Russia's decision to allow into the country Snowdon deterioration Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the already tense relations . U.S. president called for a meeting with Putin in Moscow held before the G-20 plan , choosing instead to stop in Sweden last minute to add to their itinerary.
Although the Swedish government as a champion of Internet freedom bill itself, the officials said they would not raise the sensitive issue with U.S. President Barack Obama 's visit to China .
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However, Internet freedom advocates protest against U.S. reconnaissance program thousands of demonstrators gathered in Stockholm, one of Obama's visit to peaceful protest .
Swedes and anger in 2008 , in a legal department gave the green light to spy on Swedish intelligence e-mail traffic across the country's borders . The small Swedish Pirate Party , advocating freedom on the internet is very critical government control , inspired throughout Europe and beyond to create a similar party .
Air Force One landed in Stockholm on Wednesday morning after an overnight flight from Washington . Obama greeted mild sunny morning , crowds lined the streets to see him in the center of Stockholm convoy speed.
Obama's trip marks the first sitting U.S. president , bilateral visits in Northern Europe . Thousands of armed police deployed in the city streets , many roads and parks were closed in the downtown area , and concrete barriers and steel fence near where the president lived in many places have sprung up .
Following his meeting with the Prime Minister , Mr Obama praised the late Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg , who is credited with saving at least 20,000 Jews during World War II . Wallenberg by Soviet troops in 1945, was arrested and mysteriously disappeared.
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As he spoke Wallenberg Obama make choices , confronts him about the use of force in Syria, more than 10 million people have died in the civil war a deadly chemical weapons attack in retaliation for a subtle reference. President spoke of " our strength , when we choose , rather than simply a witness , but also to take action ."
Wallenberg family had planned to put forward a letter to Obama demanded Russia Wallenberg 's fate reveals help.
Obama also had dinner Wednesday night and from Norway, Iceland, Finland and Denmark and other Nordic leaders .



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