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Snowden's Cryptographer on the NSA & Defending the Internet

Cryptography expert Bruce Schneier, author of dozens of books on computer and real-world security, was tapped by The Guardian to help the newspaper decode the NSA documents disclosed by Edward Snowden. We met with him in Cambridge, Massachusetts to talk about the risks of widespread digital surveillance, the problem with thinking about those risks, and the ways that the public can demand change.

English
  • Originally Aired November 27, 2013
  • Runtime 11 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Notes Is a season finale
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