Items tagged with Edward Snowden

by Paul Lilly - Sat, Dec 23, 2017

Edward Snowden's Haven App Converts Android Phones Into Personal Security Systems

NSA whisteblower Edward Snowden has built a security app for Android phones that is mostly geared towards investigative journalists, human rights defenders, and people at risk of being kidnapped or even killed, though anyone with a mind towards security can use it. The app is called Haven, and it leverages the... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Edward Snowden Calls BS On FBI’s Claimed Inability To Unlock San Bernardino iPhone

Rather than work things out in private, the FBI has chosen to drag Apple through court and force its hand in providing technical assistance in cracking the security of an iPhone 5c model that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. There's been a lot of posturing on both sides, and with regards to the FBI... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Feb 26, 2016

Apple Targets Secure Messaging, Hires Developer Behind Snowden’s Favorite Secure Chat App Called Signal

Former NSA contractor turned whistle blower Edward Snowden is a fan of Signal, a secure messaging app developed by Frederic Jacobs (iOS version). Snowden revealed on Twitter last November that he uses signal every day, which is a pretty strong endorsement considering his current situation. That's good news for Apple... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Wed, Sep 30, 2015

HLN Anchor Schooled In The Ways Of Troll, Cluelessly Continues Interview Despite Edward Snowden To Scissorhands Hijack

There are trolls, and then there are trolls. Jon Hendren is an Epic Troll, and his performance today on a segment of HLN’s “The Daily Share” will go down in history as one of the greatest live interview hijacks in recent memory. But we can’t say that HLN producers weren’t forewarned about what could possibly happen;... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Jun 05, 2015

Two Years Later, Edward Snowden Crows About His Victory Over NSA Surveillance

Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency who leaked confidential documents and information to the press regarding the U.S. government's PRISM program, says he has never been "so wrong," and for that he's "grateful." Let's add some context, shall we? Snowden says he was wrong to worry that... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Sat, Mar 15, 2014

Woz Says Snowden Is A Hero, Bill Gates Disagrees

Edward Snowden, former contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) who blew the whistle on the U.S. government's spying efforts by disclosing thousands of classified documents -- is he a hero for what he did, a traitor, or something else? It's a discussion point that may be debated for decades for come, and is certainly being talked... Read more...