Edward Snowden at SXSW Conference: Would I do this again?, I Would!
Mar 11, 2014
The Whistleblower and Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden raised his voice and talked about citizen's privacy once again. Yes, Snowden, whose leaks last year triggered debate on the massive surveillance conducted by the Government worldwide. In an interview, speaking via Google Hangout at the South by Southwest Interactive conference, SXSW in Austin, Snowden said he has no regrets over his leaks about mass surveillance programs , despite now being unable to return to the US, where he faces a criminal indictment. He said, " Every society has benefited " from the disclosures. " Would I do this again? The answer is absolutely yes. Regardless of what happens to me, this is something we had a right to know. " Two BAD-Geeks: Snowden criticized both Alexander and Michael Hayden, who were his predecessor as the NSA director, and the same two officials who mainly " harmed our Internet security and actually our national security " in the