Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden Says U.s. Intelligence Probably Knows That Russia Hacked The Dnc, But Won’t Tell

... NSA , Russian hacking , Elections News , News , Politics News. People walk in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral, left, the Kremlin's Spassky Tower, right back, and Lenin Mausoleum, right, in Moscow. (Credit: AP/Misha Japaridze). If you still have any doubts as to how the American intelligence community could be so certain that Russia is behind the hacking, just ask Edward Snowden. Back in July, the former NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower sent out a pair of tweets explaining not only how the NSA could have evidence proving that the Russian government orchestrated the attacks, but also why they wouldn’t want to come forward about it. Evidence that could publicly attribute responsibility for the DNC hack certainly exists at #NSA , but DNI traditionally objects to sharing. — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) July 25, 2016. Even if the attackers try to obfuscate origin, #XKEYSCORE makes following exfiltrated data easy. I did this personally against Chinese ops. — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) July 25, 2016. In addition to discussing how his firsthand knowledge of NSA tracking of hacks, one of Snowden’s leaked documents also identified how the NSA had traced Russian hacks in the past. ...

President Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden

... holds a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U. S. August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst. Perhaps I could further complicate the debate by arguing that Obama should also pardon Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea Manning, for giving a trove of documents to Wiki Leaks. Manning was a soldier, while Snowden was a civilian, and Manning’s case is even more complex, but I have no problem with extending mercy to yet another person who acted in a way that reminds us of what our country stands for. After Snowden’s acts, a bipartisan group amended the Patriot Act to end the collection of domestic phone call metadata. You could say that Obama’s pardon would simply implicate Obama himself in the cover-up of the NSA’s activities. Under his watch, U. S. authorities have pursued Snowden and tried to crack down on journalistic freedoms. Timothy Edgar, President Obama’s first Director of Privacy and Civil Liberties for the White House National Security Staff, ...

Will Obama Pardon Edward Snowden Next? Probably Not

... was wholly appropriate. He deserves better than a life in exile or a trial under the Espionage Act that would preclude him from raising his public service in defense.”. WATCH: Edward Snowden weighs in on Donald Trump’s presidency. But Snowden’s case is vastly different from Manning’s. Manning was convicted in military court in 2013 of six violations of the Espionage Act and 14 other offences. She was sentenced to 35 years in prison, of which she has spent six years behind bars. Known as Bradley Manning at the time of her 2010 arrest, Manning came out as transgender after being sentenced and LGBT rights groups took up her cause and lobbied the president to grant her clemency. She has attempted suicide twice while in prison. READ MORE:  Chelsea Manning attempts suicide in prison for second time in 2016. Last November, she asked Obama to commute her sentence to time served and officials noted she expressed remorse for her actions. Snowden, meanwhile, has not been formally ...

How America Lost Its Secrets' Depicts A Darker, Complicated Edward Snowden

... number of classified NSA documents and fled to Hong Kong, where he arranged to disclose his information to journalists. Later that month, with US federal charges now leveled against him, he sought asylum in Russia, where he remains to this day, giving remote-video conferences and receiving the plaudits of whistle-blowing advocates all over the world. Recommended: How well do you know the world of spying? Take our CIA and NSA quiz. Oliver Stone made a movie about him, calling him “one of the greatest heroes of the 21 st century.” “Citizenfour,” a documentary about him, won an Academy Award. Petitions calling for President Obama to pardon him have garnered hundreds of thousands of signatures. He’s been the subject of movies, comic books, and folk songs. There’s even an Edward Snowden action figure. What are ...

On Clemency, White House Sees Distinction Between Snowden And Manning Cases

... of classified government records to Wikileaks in 2010. On Thursday, Wikileaks said founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in he Ecuadoran embassy in London rather than face extradition to the United States for his role in the Manning leaks,  would voluntarily submit himself to prosecution if Manning receives clemency. "The situation of these two individuals is quite different," Earnest said. "I know that there's a temptation because the crimes were relatively similar, to lump the two cases together. But there are some important differences, including the scale of the crimes that were committed and the consequences of their crimes.". Snowden also has an additional hurdle to face: He hasn't officially applied for clemency. Under Justice Department guidelines, only people who have been convicted can petition for presidential clemency. And while the president's constitutional pardon power is absolute, Obama told USA TODAY last year that he will only consider cases that go ...

President Obama Must Pardon Edward Snowden To Show Donald Trump That Freedom Requires Transparency

... wrote: “Ed, I’m on your side. You’re a hero and an example of what it means to be an American. Thank you for making such an incredible sacrifice in order that we might move a bit more toward the truth.” Similarly, someone identified only as “Major Rick” wanted to world to know “Snowden is the epitome of public service. He makes me proud to be an American.”. (Courtesy of Pardon Snowden). While powerful, these are more than expressions of support, however. They affirm what he represents: truth-telling in the face of a colossally powerful system predicated on evading democratic accountability. These values are at the very heart of effective journalism, and they are under threat. In October, when our nation’s pundits were still not taking Donald Trump’s candidacy seriously enough, the Committee to Protect Journalists warned that Trump represented “a threat to press freedom unknown in modern history.” Trump has made a public mockery of the Fourth Estate, targeting journalists and outlets he doesn’t like with cruelty ...

House Report Claims Edward Snowden 'has Contact' With Russia Spy Agencies

... and “trifling”. On Thursday as the declassified portions of the report were published in full, Snowden, the former national security whistleblower, pushed back further against the accusations in a series of tweets. “Unsurprising that HPSCI’s report is rifled with obvious falsehoods. The only surprise is how accidentally exonerating it is,” Snowden tweeted. Edward Snowden (@Snowden). After three years of investigation and millions of dollars, they can present no evidence of harmful intent, foreign influence, or harm. Wow. December 22, 2016. The panel’s top Republican and Democrat joined in castigating Snowden, who in 2013 revealed US government efforts to hack into the data pipelines used by US companies to serve customers overseas. The programs collected the telephone metadata records of millions of Americans and examined emails from overseas. Snowden subsequently fled to Hong Kong and then to Russia to avoid prosecution, after his disclosures triggered international outrage over the reach of US spy operations. The ...

How Edward Snowden Changed History

... a computer wizard. Mysteriously, possibly through his family’s extensive connections with the spy world, he joined the CIA, but proved untrustworthy and incompetent. On leaving, he kept his security clearance, making him eligible for a good job in the private sector, where computer-literate ex-spooks are at a premium. But secrecy rules meant that nobody could check on his past. The author agrees that Mr Snowden performed a “salutary service in alerting both the public and the government to the potential danger of a surveillance leviathan”. The “bureaucratic mission creep”, he argues, “badly needed to be brought under closer oversight by Congress”. He also notes that Mr Snowden inadvertently highlighted the security consequences of “contractorisation”—outsourcing spook work to the private sector. But he also shows that the vast majority of stolen documents had nothing to ...

Campaign To Pardon Edward Snowden Delivers 1 Million Signatures To President Obama

... principles of democracy and transparency. However, admiration for Snowden is far from universal. The documents he leaked included extensive information about U. S. intelligence operations abroad which posed no threat to Americans’ privacy. A House report concluded last year that Snowden’s leak “caused tremendous damage to national security.” The report also cast doubt on basic elements of Snowden’s version of events, particularly his claim that he had broached his concerns with NSA officials before going public. A House committee also concluded in December that Snowden has had continued contact with Russian intelligence services since the leaks. That is arguably unsurprising, since Snowden is now in exile in Moscow, and the report provided little detail on the nature of those contacts. But the inference is that Snowden is somehow a Russian partisan, a particular point of concern as intelligence agencies accuse Russian leadership of directing hacks against U. S. political parties during the 2016 election. For more on the NSA and privacy, watch our video. President Obama ...

Edward Snowden Is Speaking And Equities Is On The Ground

... opportunities. Award winners join Cantech in ringing the opening bell at the Toronto Stock Exchange. In addition to Edward Snowden, prestigious speakers include. D-Wave System’s Vern Brownwell. Critical Outcome Technologies’ Alison Silva. Repli Cel Life Sciences’ R. Lee Buckler. Globe and Mail’s Sean Silicoff. Axonify’s Carol Leaman. We are extremely excited to hear from D-Wave. We have covered the company extensively here on Equities. D-Wave Systems is the first quantum computing company. The company's quantum computers are built using a novel type of superconducting processor that uses quantum mechanics to massively accelerate computation. D-Wave's customers include some of the world's most prominent organizations, including Lockheed Martin, Google, whose system is hosted at NASA's Ames Research Center and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cantech is a do-not miss for many investors in Canada and Equities will certainly be in the building. DISCLOSURE: The views and ...

Why Chelsea Manning Got Clemency But Not Nsa Whistleblower

... called "Prism" that allowed it to gather data through backdoors in internet companies like Google and Facebook, collected phone records from phone companies and bugged foreign embassies, among other revelations. "It is clear that in the wake of 2013, the laws of our nation changed,” Snowden told the Guardian in September. “Congress, the courts and the president all changed their policies as a result of these disclosures.”. Both Amnesty International and the ACLU have called on Obama to pardon Snowden, and more than a million people signed a petition urging the president grant Snowden clemency. While technically Snowden is a leaker, many consider him a whistleblower who revealed illegal actions of the U. S. government. In 2016, his story was turned into a film by Oliver Stone. But while Snowden is often linked to Manning, the White House said the two cases are very different. "Chelsea Manning is somebody who went through the military criminal justice process, was exposed to due process, was found guilty, was ...