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Edward Snowden's Christmas Message
- zaroth 13y agoHoly... just wow. Like out of a movie, can't quite believe what I'm watching. Snowden the political candidate? Snowden the mouthpiece? Snowden the hero? I'm looking forward to reading the HN discussion on this.
- orenbarzilai 13y agoCan you really see him as a political candidate? personally I think he the government will pardon him sometime in the near future and he will end up working for one of the unicorns (fb/google etc).
- nly 13y agoHe has less chance of a pardon than a drunken proposal on Christmas. Pardoning him would set a precedent indicating leaking top-secret documents when you think you have a higher moral purpose is an 'acceptable' thing to do. I'm wholly on Snowdens side in these particular circumstances, but even his case is, sadly, subjective. I believe knowing you could lose your freedom is a healthy filter to ensure people act as responsibly as possible.
- orenbarzilai 13y agoI still believe he might get pardon for two reasons: 1. to make sure he won't leak anymore information. 2. because most of the public think he did a good thing
- salient 13y ago> "A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all. They'll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves, an unrecorded, unanalyzed thought. And that's a problem, because privacy matters" I think that's the most important part of his message.
- orenbarzilai 13y agoCould agree more. But just for the sake of discussion, why privacy matters? why do you care if some computer is listening /analyzing what you say to your friends/family?