http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-video-interview
about 10 minutes.
that was kinda expected, but maybe this is what it takes to make the people understand.
If Snowden ends up in chains, it would turn the online "USA-disapointment" into to blind "USA-hate"
There isn't a "computerphile" person in the world that doesn't admire Snowden for his courage. If they want to make him the "Jesus that died for our network-security-sins" they will create a new religion, with highly educated members that could go on a "cybercrusade".
At the moment most people see the US at a critical junction, where they either find back to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, or devolve into a techno dark-age 2 class society that will end in collapse. Repeating Europe’s fall from power into chaos at the end of the 19th century.
I see Snowden's fate as kind of an indicator of which it will be.
If Snowden vanishes, it will be the sign for me to learn mandarin, if America crumbles China will take over.
Also this :
Nothing really new here, but it's always nice to hear Edward explain our current predicament so eloquently.
I'll be checking out Spideroak. Dropbox was a no-no for me from inception, due to countless security flaws it had to begin with. I vaguely remember them rewriting their usage policy to say the own the IP to everything that was uploaded, so they could avoid any liability the next time their entire database gets cracked. Might not be very reliable info here.
I'm sorry. Is this news?
I thought it would be assumed.
If you're searching through databases of photos sent through Cell towers, of course this will happen.
They have the technical capability to know everything that you do on a computer or other "smart" device. There isn't really any hiding, or if there is, there's no way to know for sure.
You are not trusted, you have no privacy, and nothing you do or say is a secret, at least not while there's a computer around.