Assessing Snowden’s legacy, five years on / Boing Boing

Five and a half years ago, Edward Snowden put his life on the line, gave up his country, and went into exile, just to reveal that he had been part of a widespread, illegal mass-surveillance program within the US government — an illegal enterprise that the most senior spies in the nation had routinely lied about (including lying to Congress), and that had distorted the internet, suborning the…

NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden is among the backers of a new surveillance app that helps guard against computer hijackings.

Haven is an open source app that will run on any Android phone, particularly inexpensive and older devices. It operates like a surveillance system, using the device’s camera, audio recording capability and even accelerometer to detect movement and notify a user. The…

 NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden is among the backers of a new surveillance app that helps guard against computer hijackings. Haven is an open source app that will run on any Android phone, particularly inexpensive and older devices. It operates like a surveillance system, using the device’s camera, audio recording capability and even accelerometer to detect movement and notify a user.… Read More

Snowden’s new app protects your physical security

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Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who revealed National Security Agency surveillance, launched a security app Friday. 

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Finally, an app to protect you from “evil maid attacks.”

Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed National Security Agency spying on American phones, has a new Android app to protect your personal…