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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is being interviewed via video link at a technology conference in Hanover. The former US government contractor is answering questions from the public submitted via Twitter from his Moscow base. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is being interviewed via video link at CeBit, a technology conference, in Hanover. The former US government contractor is answering questions from the public submitted via Twitter from his Moscow base.
WATCH SNOWDEN SPEAKING AT CeBIT17.
Appearing on a screen at CeBIT, a technology trade fair that attracts 480,000 attendees, Snowden is answering questions submitted via the hashtag #AskSnowdenCeBIT. Questions submitted relate to his safety and the control of data. A day after FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Michael Rogers appeared before the House Select Committee on Intelligence, Snowden discussed the accusations of Russian interference in the US election. While stating the allegations were plausible, Snowden said that “we haven't seen any real evidence out of the FBI of it.”
On Monday, Snowden took to Twitter to raise a “Red flag” about the testimony of FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Michael Rogers before the House Select Committee on Intelligence.
READ MORE: ‘Stop breaking the law’: Snowden raises ‘red flag’ over testimony of NSA and FBI chiefsREAD MORE: ‘Stop breaking the law’: Snowden raises ‘red flag’ over testimony of NSA and FBI chiefs
Asked what has changed since he last spoke at CeBIT in 2015, Snowden said the latest progress in encryption is driving the “internet predator class” to develop hacking techniques, known as ‘Zero days’. There is no guarantee that these techniques, detailed in the recent WikiLeaks dump, will not end up in the wrong hands.
“Very soon we are about to see a level of proliferation that results in a real crisis,” he said.
Discussing Kellyanne Conway’s recent claims that there are cameras in certain microwaves, he said she may have misunderstood information she was given to arrive at that conclusion. However, given the information revealed by WikiLeaks of spying through Samsung smart TVs, it may not be as ridiculous at it seems.
Snowden complemented Oliver Stone’s recent film of which he is the subject, saying it was an “amazing accomplishment” to explain a complicated issue to a broad audience.
On Monday, Snowden took to Twitter to raise a “Red flag” about the testimony of FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Michael Rogers.
Snowden slammed Comey’s remarks that people could be deterred from leaking information if they faced jail time, saying this was not true. “Even monstrously unjust sentences (Manning) have been shown insufficient to deter the next whistleblower,” he tweeted.Snowden slammed Comey’s remarks that people could be deterred from leaking information if they faced jail time, saying this was not true. “Even monstrously unjust sentences (Manning) have been shown insufficient to deter the next whistleblower,” he tweeted.
“You want to know how to stop the next whistleblower? Stop breaking the damn law,” he concluded.“You want to know how to stop the next whistleblower? Stop breaking the damn law,” he concluded.