The Streisand effect is in full force here. I only knew about this interview because Congressman Pompeo asked conference organizers to rescind their invitation to him on the grounds that Snowden is a "traitor"[0].<p>I can't watch this right now, but I'm looking forward to seeing it later tonight.<p>[0] <a href="http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-sxsw-snowden-speech-has-conference-buzzing-congressman-stewing/" rel="nofollow">http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-sxsw-snowden-speech-has-...</a>
There were a few gems in the interview...<p>"We need public oversight ... some way for trusted public figures to advocate for us. We need a watchdog that watches Congress, because if we're not informed, we can't consent to these (government) policies."<p>A somewhat ok paraphrasing is here:
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/tech/web/edward-snowden-sxsw/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/tech/web/edward-snowden-sxsw/</a><p>One remark stuck with me "....the NSA surveillance was setting fire to the future of the Internet". Absolutely!
if, like me, you can't get the stream live (?), afterwards the ACLU will post it here: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/coming-soon-virtual-conversation-edward-snowden" rel="nofollow">https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/coming-soon-virt...</a>
1. Did he really have the US Constitution as a backdrop? Is he Saul Goodman?<p>2. It's a shame no-one asked him about his opinions on Russia's recent actions. I know it isn't anything to do with the revelations he exposed, but seeking asylum in Russia makes him part of the broader political game.
Is there any transcript? The video (<a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=CPrDqoaHHSY" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/watch?v=CPrDqoaHHSY</a>) has a horrible echo. I couldn't understand half he was saying.
I can hardly understand anything, so here is a transcript -<p><a href="http://blog.inside.com/blog/2014/3/10/edward-snowden-sxsw-full-transcription-and-video" rel="nofollow">http://blog.inside.com/blog/2014/3/10/edward-snowden-sxsw-fu...</a>