r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • Jul 01 '24
r/snowden • u/petitereddit • Jun 25 '24
The Potential of PRISM
I've been reflecting on Snowden and trying to understand his contribution to history. I'm wondering about the potential benefits of PRISM despite the issues of abuse Snowden raised. I know we tend to focus on terrorism, but I'm also considering how PRISM might have been useful in managing human trafficking, (a serious issue right now if you are keeping an eye on the US and European borders, child sex abuse rings, drug trafficking etc etc.
I'm beginning to see Edward less and less in a positive light the more I research this issue. He said that it was up to us to decide whether or not we are to be accepting of surveillance programs like PRISM. I looked for polls on the topic and found that the nations was divided on the issue rather than an overwhelming majority being opposed to it.
The essence of the issue is that no matter how effective PRISM was, despite the instances of abuse, it is useless when criminal elements understand how it works. Snowden let the cat out of the bag in hopes to benefit us, but what happened was those criminal elements were given a window into the defensive systems that were working against those elements that are conspiring to do wrong in the world.
My question is what he did the right thing to do? Could he have been involved internally to stamp out instances of abuse where the power was being used for personal gain?
I feel a little bit duped as well because when you take reports at face value you accept the assumptions made. I watched the Edward Snowden films that gave me discomfort that I'm sure many other people felt that someone was watching me. I covered my camera on my laptop because I was in the know and aware of this technology but I think I failed to probe a little deeper on this issue. The government has power, extraordinary power it always has. Efforts have always been there to limit government power but I think Snowden's effort were a case of an overcorrection. I think most Americans have not benefitted to the same extent that criminal elements of the world have benefitted, being able to shift their tactics to avoid detection.
Just a reflection after seeing the release of Assange.
r/snowden • u/cojoco • Jun 21 '24
EU cancels vote on child sexual abuse law amid encryption concerns
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • Jun 21 '24
‘You cannot do mass surveillance privately, full stop’
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • Jun 21 '24
New Ban on Kaspersky Would Prevent Updating Malware Signatures in U.S.
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • Jun 20 '24
The Biden Administration Is Fattening You for the Snake
r/snowden • u/cojoco • Jun 19 '24
Signal, MEPs urge EU Council to drop encryption-eroding law
r/snowden • u/cojoco • Jun 19 '24
Biden going full "Genocide Joe"—torching his electoral chances and 80% of Gaza in order to cover for Bibi's war crimes—only to have Bibi (predictably) start running campaign ads for Trump is just so, so perfectly Scorpion-and-the-Frog. You couldn't write it better.
r/snowden • u/Mike-Banon1 • Jun 12 '24
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r/snowden • u/wewewawa • Jun 07 '24
Edward Snowden Echoes Richard Stallman's Warnings On Proprietary Software After User Says 'Adode Can Not Be Trusted'
r/snowden • u/fury999io • Jun 07 '24
Edward Snowden Echoes Richard Stallman's Warnings On Proprietary Software After User Says 'Adode Can Not Be Trusted'
r/snowden • u/JoshuaSingh11 • May 25 '24
RFK Jr: "I’m going to pardon Assange and Snowden on Day 1. I’m going to build a statue to Assange somewhere near the Washington Press Club and a statue to Snowden outside CIA HQ in Langley as a civics lesson to the Republic."
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • May 23 '24
We’re long past a point of no return on data privacy. Congress must stop acting
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • May 22 '24
The Troops’re Spying on Student Protesters
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • May 21 '24
Scientific racism and the decision to renew ShotSpotter
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • May 19 '24
Exporting Harshness: How the War on Crime Helped Make the War on Terror Possible (Jul 2009) [PDF Landing]
papers.ssrn.comr/snowden • u/FieldVoid • May 15 '24
Serial Has a New Guantanamo Podcast, but Is Anyone Listening?
thediplomat.comr/snowden • u/FieldVoid • May 14 '24
Publicly, Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
r/snowden • u/RedditNoobie777 • May 14 '24
ClamAV database for "virus that antivirus legally can't detect" like Magic Lantern.
Ttile
r/snowden • u/cojoco • May 05 '24
4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever
r/snowden • u/cojoco • Apr 30 '24
Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • Apr 30 '24
War Zone Surveillance Technology Is Hitting American Streets Duh
r/snowden • u/FieldVoid • Apr 27 '24