The award ceremony for the German Whistleblower Prize in Berlin showed how differently Edward Snowden’s leak of classified data can be interpreted. The state or the individual: where should the change begin? […]
Internet activist Jacob Appelbaum spoke with Snowden before the event and accepted the award on his behalf. Speaking in front of the crowd, he said Snowden had asked him not to talk too much about « geopolitics. »
« Instead, he asked me to speak about individuals and about the hope for change, » said Appelbaum. He said everyone had the strength to stand up against corruption, war crimes and lies – every day and at any time. It wasn’t so much about the topic of Internet freedom, but personal freedoms – spying on the Internet is commonplace, he said, something from which no one is immune. « That’s why we need an honest discussion of whether and how much we want to spy on each other. » […]
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