NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald and other privacy activists have launched a new campaign to establish global privacy standards. The proposed International Treaty on the Right to Privacy, Protection Against Improper Surveillance and Protection of Whistleblowers would require states to ban mass data collection and implement public oversight of national security programs. The treaty would also require states to offer asylum to whistleblowers. It is being dubbed the “Snowden Treaty.” Edward Snowden spoke about the need for the treaty via teleconference from Russia at Thursday’s launch in New York.

Edward Snowden: “This is not a problem exclusive to the United States or the National Security Agency or the FBI or the Department of Justice or any agency of government anywhere. This is a global problem that affects all of us.”

Meanwhile, The Intercept has published new documents leaked by Snowden revealing a British mass surveillance operation known as ”KARMA POLICE.” The Intercept reports that the operation seeks “to record the website browsing habits of every visible user on the Internet.” It was launched in secret seven years ago, without any public debate.