Snowden: The Man Who Only Exists On Video [Popular Mechanics]

In Russia, Edward Snowden is a real, three-dimensional human being. Everywhere else, he lives only on your screen.

Edward Snowden is the closest a living human has come to being a Kafka character. Marooned in Moscow since 2013 after revealing state secrets or exposing the National Security Agency for surveilling Americans (depending on your point of view), he remains a sought-after speaker on the topic of cyber spying and surveillance.

Over the last four years, Snowden has remained relevant to the international conversation only through high-profile appearances facilitated by video technology. A man on a screen. Or screens, as it were.


(story from: Popular Mechanics)