Snowden, Ellsburg, MacAskill | Whistleblowers Panel | Cambridge Union

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ABOUT THE PANEL:
The issue of whistleblowing highlights potential conflict between national security, privacy and intellectual property. In an age where whistleblowers are charged under the espionage act, how should such issues be approached? Are whistleblowers acting morally, and are they being treated fairly?

ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden is a former intelligence officer who served the CIA, NSA, and DIA for nearly a decade as a subject mater expert on technology and cybersecurity. In 2013, he revealed that the NSA was seizing the private records of billions of individuals who had
not been suspected of any wrongdoing, resulting in the most significant reforms to US surveillance policy since 1978. He has received awards for courage, integrity, and public service. He joined the board of Freedom of the Press Foundation in February 2014 and
was named the president of the board in 2016. In September 2019, he published his memoir, Permanent Record, and today works on methods of enforcing human rights through the application and development of new technologies.

Daniel Ellsburg
Daniel Ellsburg is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U.S. Government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War. This resulted in him being charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 along with other charges of theft and conspiracy - a judgement that was dismissed due to government misconduct and illegal evidence-gathering.

Ewen MacAskill
Ewen MacAskill was a Guardian reporter for 22 years until retirement last year. He was the Guardian’s chief political correspondent, diplomatic editor, Washington bureau chief,
New York-based general reporter and, finally, defence and intelligence correspondent. He covered conflicts, including Israel-Palestine and Iraq. He is best-known for going to Hong Kong in 2013 to meet whistleblower Edward Snowden, the biggest leak of top secret material in history.

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[ain]

Thanks for all you've done, Snowden!

[radicaltuesday]

What happened to the 27th Feb 2018 panel on whistleblowing with Heather Marsh and David Shed?

[rdkuless]

The "ECO" is a result of one computer speakers being on. Your voice hits the other computer, bounces thru their system and goes back to you. If everyone will use ear buds and a separate mic to listen/hear the other person, the "eco" will go away. It's 2020, it is easy to eliminate.

[docequis]

Is someone claims that someone else committed crime A but it turns out it was a false rumor and that someone else suffers significantly because of those false claims what recourse should there be... especially when rules were changed to allow fake claims to be blown and the prosecution had met and helped the false whistler.

[zichronyeeyah]

Snowden is a Friend Obviously. Taught Me about Life, Freedom. Keeps me from HarM. I Appreciate Freedom Again.
In twattos the w Wails.

[d.martin]

Are you sure you want these real life heroes on when you could have a pontificating Judge Judy on for a Part 2?