• [ network ]
  • goatmatrix.net
  • gvid.tv
  • img.gvid.tv
  • games.gvid.tv
  • apps.gvid.tv
HomeUploadUpload DirectHotlinkRandomAbouttheme toggle
Expand

Edward Snowden Interview on Apple vs. FBI, Privacy, the NSA, and More

Views:1153
@ReasonVids

"There's a very real difference between allegiance to country–allegiance to people–than allegiance to state, which is what nationalism today is really more about," says Edward Snowden. On February 20, the whistleblowing cybersecurity expert addressed a wide range of questions during an in-depth interview with Reason's Nick Gillespie at Liberty Forum, a gathering of the Free State Project (FSP) in Manchester, New Hampshire.

FSP seeks to move 20,000 people over the next five years to New Hampshire, where they will secure "liberty in our lifetime" by affecting the political, economic, and cultural climate of the state. Over 1,900 members have already migrated to the state and their impact is already being felt. Among their achievements to date:

getting 15 of their brethren in the state House, challenging anti-ridehail laws, fighting in court for outre religious liberty, winning legal battles over taping cops, being mocked by Colbert for heroically paying off people's parking meters, hosting cool anything goes festivals for libertarians, nullifying pot juries, and inducing occasional pants-wetting absurd paranoia in local statists.

Snowden's cautionary tale about the the dangers of state surveillance wasn't lost on his audience of libertarians and anarchists who reside in the "Live Free or Die" state. He believes that technology has given rise to unprecedented freedom for individuals around the world—but he says so from an undisclosed location in authoritarian Russia.

And he reminds us that governments also have unprecedented potential to surveil their populations at a moment's notice, without anyone ever realizing what's happening.

"They know more about us than they ever have in the history of the United States," Snowden warns. "They're excusing themselves from accountability to us at the same time they're trying to exert greater power over us."

In the midst of a fiercely contested presidential race, Snowden remains steadfast in his distrust of partisan politics and declined to endorse any particular candidate or party, or even to label his beliefs. "I do see sort of a clear distinction between people who have a larger faith in liberties and rights than they do in states and institutions," he grants. "And this would be sort of the authoritarian/libertarian axis in the traditional sense. And I do think it’s clear that if you believe in the progressive liberal tradition, which is that people should have greater capability to act freely, to make their own choices, to enjoy a better and freer life over the progression of sort of human life, you’re going to be pushing away from that authoritarian axis at all times."

Snowden drews laughs when asked if he was eligible to vote via absentee ballot. "This is still a topic of...active research," he deadpans.

But he stresses that the U.S. government can win back trust and confidence through rigorous accountability to citizens and by living up to the ideals on which the country was founded. "We don’t want Russia or China or North Korea or Iran or France or Germany or Brazil or any other country in the world to hold us up as an example for why we should be narrowing the boundaries of liberty around the world instead of expanding them," says Snowden.

Runs about 50 minutes.

Go here for full transcript, downloadable versions, and more links and videos: http://reason.com/reasontv/2016/02/25...

Produced by Todd Krainin, Meredith Bragg, and Nick Gillespie. Cameras by Bragg and Krainin.

Visit http://reason.com/reasontv/2016/02/22... for full text, links, and downloadable versions. And subscribe to Reason TV to be notified when new videos are released.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 - Edward Snowden, welcome to New Hampshire. Meet the Free State Project.

0:53 - Apple vs. the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Why should strong encryption be legal?

5:02 - Is privacy dead? Should we just get over it?

10:48 - What would a legal and effective government surveillance program look like?

14:53 - Could we have stopped the slide into mass surveillance? Shouldn't we have seen it coming?

19:04 - How can government earn back the trust and confidence of the American people?

21:40 - What's wrong with our political parties?

24:27 - What are Snowden's political beliefs? Is he a libertarian?

26:27 - How did Snowden educate himself? Is he helped or hurt by his lack of formal education?

28:48 - Why did Snowden see bulk surveillance differently than his NSA co-workers?

33:03 - Was the NSA involved in gathering evidence against Ross Ulbricht?

35:39 - Will the government eventually give up fighting internet commerce? Or will they just change tactics?

37:32 - How can Snowden advocate freedom from a place like Russia?

41:00 - How should we teach children about the Internet?

43:43 - Under what conditions would Snowden return to the United States?

edward snowden
,
nsa
,
surveillance
,
privacy
,
free state project
,
libertarian
,
nick gillespie
,
reason magazine
,
reason
,
free state project
,
liberty forum
,
new hampshire
,
putin
,
russia
    Thumbnail for The Best & Worst Moments of the Texas GOP Debate4:20
    The Best & Worst Moments of the Texas GOP Debate
    ReasonVids
    992 views
    Thumbnail for We're Not Your Lab Rats | Grunt Speak Live3:12:40
    We're Not Your Lab Rats | Grunt Speak Live
    Terrence Popp
    1510 views
    Thumbnail for Sex and Punishment: Eric Berkowitz Talks 4,000 Years of Judging Desire9:10
    Sex and Punishment: Eric Berkowitz Talks 4,000 Years of Judging Desire
    ReasonVids
    946 views
    Thumbnail for Redevelopment: A Tale Of Two Cities10:09
    Redevelopment: A Tale Of Two Cities
    ReasonVids
    880 views
    Thumbnail for The Pilgrims and Property Rights: How our ancestors got fat & happy2:30
    The Pilgrims and Property Rights: How our ancestors got fat & happy
    ReasonVids
    982 views
    Thumbnail for Pentagon Has 'Everything Must Go' Sale1:37
    Pentagon Has 'Everything Must Go' Sale
    ReasonVids
    876 views
    Thumbnail for Remy: Fake News1:58
    Remy: Fake News
    ReasonVids
    1019 views
    Thumbnail for Vampires, Puppies, and Sharknado 2: The Cannes Film Festival's Movie Market2:37
    Vampires, Puppies, and Sharknado 2: The Cannes Film Festival's Movie Market
    ReasonVids
    987 views
    Thumbnail for Porkers of the Month 11/2010: Sens. Tom Carper and George Voinovich!1:11
    Porkers of the Month 11/2010: Sens. Tom Carper and George Voinovich!
    ReasonVids
    904 views
    Thumbnail for Stossel: Bernie’s Digital Media Empire5:47
    Stossel: Bernie’s Digital Media Empire
    ReasonVids
    999 views
    Thumbnail for Sax it up.0:15
    Sax it up.
    bestofvoatxyz
    425 views
    Thumbnail for Brian Doherty on Ron Paul's Revolution3:29
    Brian Doherty on Ron Paul's Revolution
    ReasonVids
    1070 views
    Thumbnail for If You See The Super-Man Sprite, RUN. | Aid0:35
    If You See The Super-Man Sprite, RUN. | Aid
    invidious
    139 views
    Thumbnail for LAZIO-ATALANTA 1-1 | HIGHLIGHTS | Atalanta leave it late to grab a point | Serie A 2024/25 | Serie A2:27
    LAZIO-ATALANTA 1-1 | HIGHLIGHTS | Atalanta leave it late to grab a point | Serie A 2024/25 | Serie A
    invidious
    154 views
    Thumbnail for I have done a psychological trick to you, you may call it a dirty trick. I think it's a good thing to have done it...1:32
    I have done a psychological trick to you, you may call it a dirty trick. I think it's a good thing to have done it...
    bestofupgoat
    172 views
    Thumbnail for Everybody Is Wrong About Big Tech55:16
    Everybody Is Wrong About Big Tech
    ReasonVids
    1003 views
    Thumbnail for 'Locked Out': A Hair Braider Fights Occupational Licensing5:38
    'Locked Out': A Hair Braider Fights Occupational Licensing
    ReasonVids
    1041 views
    Thumbnail for Remy: April Fool's!2:00
    Remy: April Fool's!
    ReasonVids
    959 views
    Thumbnail for Reason.tv's Nanny of the Year 2009!1:21
    Reason.tv's Nanny of the Year 2009!
    ReasonVids
    934 views
    Thumbnail for Why the Feds Banned Four Loko (And is your favorite drink next?)3:26
    Why the Feds Banned Four Loko (And is your favorite drink next?)
    ReasonVids
    994 views
    Thumbnail for How 'Price Gouging' Helps Consumers During the Coronavirus Pandemic1:02:09
    How 'Price Gouging' Helps Consumers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
    ReasonVids
    848 views
    Thumbnail for Stossel: Does Silicon Valley manipulate users?5:18
    Stossel: Does Silicon Valley manipulate users?
    ReasonVids
    1040 views
    Thumbnail for 12 Years to Disaster? How Climate Activists Distort the Evidence13:23
    12 Years to Disaster? How Climate Activists Distort the Evidence
    ReasonVids
    1004 views
    Thumbnail for Marty Klein: America's War on Sex4:17
    Marty Klein: America's War on Sex
    ReasonVids
    1012 views
    Thumbnail for Best Way to Cut XPS Rigid Foam Board | Cisco Sal2:55
    Best Way to Cut XPS Rigid Foam Board | Cisco Sal
    invidious
    386 views

points

Permalink
Reply
edward snowden
,
nsa
,
surveillance
,
privacy
,
free state project
,
libertarian
,
nick gillespie
,
reason magazine
,
reason
,
free state project
,
liberty forum
,
new hampshire
,
putin
,
russia
TOS  •  Add Keywords  •  Donate  •   Analytics  •   DMCA  •   Puzzle