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USA

Snowden has to hand book profits over to US govt, judge rules

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019By Editor

Whatever profits Edward Snowden’s book “Permanent Record” has earned since its September release will need to be handed over to the US government, thanks to a new ruling from a federal judge. … Read More >Snowden has to hand book profits over to US govt, judge rules

World

Opposing mass surveillance IS patriotic: Edward Snowden opens up about govt spying programs on Joe Rogan show

Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019By Editor

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden wants to come home, just not into the waiting arms of a fear-based system of “turnkey tyranny” that has mushroomed with the rise of smartphones, he told talk show host Joe Rogan. … Read More >Opposing mass surveillance IS patriotic: Edward Snowden opens up about govt spying programs on Joe Rogan show

Journalism & Mass media

Without encryption, we will lose all privacy. This is our new battleground

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019By Editor

The US, UK and Australia are taking on Facebook in a bid to undermine the only method that protects our personal information. … Read More >Without encryption, we will lose all privacy. This is our new battleground

World

Snowden Warns US’ Push to Scrap Encryption All ‘About Power’ Rather Than Public Safety

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019By Editor

Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has been in self-imposed exile in Russia since 2013, when he leaked a trove of top-secret information … Read More >Snowden Warns US’ Push to Scrap Encryption All ‘About Power’ Rather Than Public Safety

USA

Snowden rips MSM & US politicians for hypocrisy in ‘supporting whistleblowers’

Posted on October 6, 2019By Editor

Surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden took a shot at US politicians, and the media outlets covering them, for failing to consistently support those who come forward with claims of official corruption or wrongdoing. … Read More >Snowden rips MSM & US politicians for hypocrisy in ‘supporting whistleblowers’

World

EVERYONE is on the list: Snowden says no ‘innocents’ in mass surveillance world

Posted on September 19, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

Asked if buying his memoir would get one on a spy list, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden chillingly replied that everyone in the world is on the “list” and there are no innocents in the age of mass surveillance. … Read More >EVERYONE is on the list: Snowden says no ‘innocents’ in mass surveillance world

Shows

Snowden’s new book causes legal stir & air marshals program in ‘crisis’

Posted on September 18, 2019October 30, 2019By Editor

A new report shows that even “limited” or small-scale nuclear war could cause at least 90 million casualties, not to mention climate devastation. … Read More >Snowden’s new book causes legal stir & air marshals program in ‘crisis’

USA

US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

The US government is suing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden for his memoir profits not just to punish him, but also to intimidate others into staying silent, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou tells RT. … Read More >US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

USA

US sues Snowden for violating ‘CIA & NSA non-disclosure pact’ with his new book, but it also wants the proceeds

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

The US government has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, alleging that his newly-published memoir ‘Permanent Record’ violates nondisclosure agreements he signed with the CIA and NSA. … Read More >US sues Snowden for violating ‘CIA & NSA non-disclosure pact’ with his new book, but it also wants the proceeds

World

Paris’ justice minister backs accepting Snowden, who floats taking refuge in France

Posted on September 16, 2019September 29, 2019By Editor

Shortly after Edward Snowden flagged France as a place where he would want to live, the country’s justice minister said she personally supports granting asylum to the renowned whistleblower still in exile in Russia. … Read More >Paris’ justice minister backs accepting Snowden, who floats taking refuge in France