Episode 002: Snowden
A while ago I read Glenn Greenwald’s book, No Place to Hide, his story of how he broke the Edward Snowden story after meeting with Snowden in Hong Kong. The stuff will blow your mind.
My progressive friends distrust Big Corporations. My conservative friends distrust Big Government. I get concerned when Big Corporations and Big Government become intertwined.
The whole NSA / Snowden story is troubling enough, but what stood out to me is that the United States government has the capability to turn any cell phone or laptop into a listening device, even if it is powered off.
That’s just for starters. Read the book.
In our next episode, we’ll talk about Jaron Lanier and social media.