SXSW

By Richard Whittaker The Austin Chronicle Originally published March 4, 2014 Hero to some, villain to others: SXSW Interactive has just announced that Edward Snowden will be part of a videoconferenced conversation with the American Civil Liberties Union's chief technologist, Christopher Soghoian. In what is sure to be one of the most heavily anticipated and controversial discussions, Snowden will talk about his views on surveillance culture, the NSA, and what role the tech community can do to curb government intrusion into privacy. Snowden, a former CIA employee and NSA consultant, has been a divisive figure since his mass leak of documents, [...]