Latest articles on Edward Snowden

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Pandemics: A social justice issue

Article Ayesha Jacub - 25 Mar 2020

Framing coronavirus as a security threat is not the only possible approach

Steal my data, feed me lies

Article Shaun De Waal - 10 Dec 2019

Snowdon's book tells the world about his work for the US government, and how he grew disaffected with what they were up to

Is your smart city spying on you?

Article James Nash - 25 Oct 2019

Social and surveillance states underline the need for inclusive tech

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Canada takes refugees who sheltered NSA whistle-blower Snowden

Article Agency - 26 Mar 2019

Vanessa Rodel and her daughter arrived in Toronto on Monday night after years of harassment in Hong Kong

If the 12 indicted Russians never face trial in the US, can anything be gained?

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Jul 2018

The indictments are an important step in the effort to determine what happened during the 2016 US elections

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Pink-haired whistleblower at heart of Facebook scandal

Article James Pheby - 27 Mar 2018

With Christopher Wylie's help, Carole Cadwalladr revealed how Cambridge Analytica scooped up data from millions of Facebook users in the US.

If we can’t trust Kaspersky, can we trust Microsoft?

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Oct 2017

An intelligence agency may still break into software companies to backdoor their software, and probably will.

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Snowden warns of rise in US domestic spying following Trump’s election victory

Article Hugh Bronstein - 15 Nov 2016

The former US spy agency contractor believes democratic checks and balances are losing ground to authoritarianism.

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Hackers will find life a little harder as Chinese satellite safeguard communications

Article Sipho Kings - 19 Aug 2016

China’s new satellite could change how we communicate, creating messages that disappear when someone tries to hack into them.

Jarre brings politics to electonica

Article Shaun Tandon - 27 May 2016

A pioneer of electronic music, Jean-Michel Jarre has roused crowds, yet at the root of the genre lies a political dimension, he says.

Snowden gets a handle on Twitter

Article Ed Pilkington - 3 Oct 2015

“I used to work for the government. Now I work for the public”

Citizenfour beats back Big Brother

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2015

The screening of the documentary about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden at SA's Encounters documentary film festival is timely.

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Calling all whistleblowers: AfriLeaks offers a secure platform

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jan 2015

Whistleblowers can now send us tip-offs via afriLeaks, a secure and anonymous method of leaking information to the M&G.

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Study shows US data sweep harms press freedom

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Jul 2014

A study has found that surveillance efforts aimed at thwarting terrorist attacks have undermined press freedom - and broader democratic rights.

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UK says spying program that may or may not exist is legal

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jul 2014

The British government is being sued for monitoring activities exposed by Edward Snowden, but it maintains that it operates within the law.

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