His is a face that will be remembered for years and a name that will be remembered for decades. It isn’t what he revealed that will cause his legacy to endure. It’s the effects of his actions that will continue to resonate as long as the United States is still a world super power. When… Continue reading The Snowden snowball effect: why one man started an avalanche
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Is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden a patriot or a traitor?
Now that Edward Snowden has come forward as the source of the NSA leaks, much of the attention in Washington and the media will be turned to him, his history, and his future. People on both sides will paint him in the light of their choosing. Some will say that he’s a true patriot trying… Continue reading Is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden a patriot or a traitor?
Which Big Brother do you prefer?
The hot news item this week is that the National Security Agency is perusing millions of U.S. customer phone records at Verizon Communications and has been snooping on the digital communications stored by nine major Internet services under what is known as its PRISM Program. It reminds us how aggressively personal data is being collected… Continue reading Which Big Brother do you prefer?