29C3 Panel: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake, William Binney on whistleblowing and surveillance
What it is
A 29C3 panel with whistleblowers Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake and William Binney. They talk about what happens when exposing secret government power becomes a crime, and about surveillance abuses.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a first-hand account from NSA whistleblowers, often linked in surveillance and Snowden threads.
- 3 people recommended it
- 4 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2013, last 2017
What HN commenters said
“the other talks by Jesselyn Radack and William Binney in the same video are also worth watching”
Thomas Drake's talk; other panelists also worth watching
pdkl95, 2017-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Chelsea Manning Is Expected to Leave Prison, 28 Years Early”
“after watching the 29C3 keynote ( ) and whistleblower panel ( ) a couple of days ago I blocked all the main google domains”
Whistleblower panel that motivated the commenter to block Google domains
contingencies, 2013-01 · Recommendation · in “There's no avoiding Google+”
“Also from last year's 29c3: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake & William Binney”
Panel on what happens when telling truth about secret power becomes a crime
PavlovsCat, 2013-12 · Recommendation · in “Glenn Greenwald keynote at Chaos Communication Congress [video]”
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Topics: nsa, whistleblowers, thomas drake, william binney, 29c3
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