Today I listened to a newish interview with Edward Snowden with the German publication DeutschlandFunk:
Here: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/edwar...icle_id=458854Edward Snowden im Dlf-Interview
Was wäre die Gesellschaft ohne Whistleblower?
2013 ging Edward Snowden mit geheimen Dokumenten an die Öffentlichkeit, die eine massenhafte Überwachung durch US-amerikanische Geheimdienste enthüllte. Im Dlf kritisierte er, dass es für Quellen investigativer Recherche immer schwieriger werde. Sein Leben im Exil zeige, welche Konsequenzen die Entscheidung mit sich bringe.
Edward Snowden im Gespräch mit Stefan Fries und Stefan Koldehoff
The interview itself is in English (while the article is in German)
Regardless of whether or not one feels that Snowden is someone’s instrument / operative or what one thinks of the efficacy of his technical advice and solutions in avoiding surveillance, this is an interesting discussion.
Snowden speaks about his recently published book, which includes both his story and also the broader contact against which his story is set. He speaks of the rise of a “sinister authoritarianism” and discusses laws brought into play in various countries that allow bulk surveillance.
Overall, an interview which is worth watching for the discussion of the broader context of surveillance, control and power.
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