This small rally took place in New York took place in support of the ex-CIA worker who exposed a top-secret U.S. surveillance programme.
These supporters say Edward Snowden's revelations of the internet tapping operation should alarm everyone.
(SOUNDBITE)(English) DEBRA SWEET, PROTEST ORGANISER AND DIRECTOR OF 'WORLD CAN'T WAIT, SAYING:
"This programme called PRISM and Bountiful Information Informant by the NSA is literally seizing all of your private information, everything about your bank records, your phone conversations, your email, your documents, anything that is connected online."
Those concerns have spread far and wide.
The European Union is raising them at talks with the U.S. in Dublin this week.
(SOUNDBITE)(French) EU COMMISSION SPOKESPERSON MINA ANDREEVA SAYING:
"The European Commission is concerned about the possible consequences for the private lives of EU citizens. We hope to get more information and details from the U.S. authori
