snowden

Edward Snowden Reportedly Swore an Oath to Russia in Exchange for a Passport

The move will reportedly complete Snowden's Russian citizenship, which his lawyer argues will prevent the U.S. from extraditing him.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Dec 2

Putin Just Made Edward Snowden a Russian Citizen

The new citizenship comes nearly a decade after Snowden blew the lid on the NSA's vast domestic and international spying apparatus.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Sep 26

Edward Snowden’s NFT Self-Portrait Sells for $5.4 Million in Charity Auction

The latest big name to get in on the NFT craze is former intelligence contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, who on Friday auctioned off an original NFT art piece for roughly $5.4 million worth of the cryptocurrency Ether. Titled “Stay Free”, it’s a digital self-portrait made out of pages from a U.S. Court of Appeals…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Apr 16

DOJ Sues for All of Edward Snowden’s Book Profits

Just when he thinks he’s out, they pull him back in. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced new legal action against exiled NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The DOJ hopes to recover any profits he makes from the sale of his new book. Ever since Snowden left his job as a contractor for the…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones Sep 17

Snowden’s New App Turns Your Spare Android Phone into a Pocket-Sized Security System

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has helped create a new way to protect you from potential snoops. Snowden joined with the Freedom of the Press Foundation to create an open-source Android app called Haven, which turns your phone into a pocket-sized security system. All you need is a spare phone and a healthy dose of paranoia.…

Privacy & Security Sidney Fussell Dec 22

Citizenfour Documentarian Debuts Trailer for New Film About Wikileaks

Filmmaker Laura Poitras has been documenting Julian Assange’s exploits for six years. In that time, the Wikileaks founder has gone from liberal darling to Sarah Palin’s favorite rootin’-tootin’-techy-guy. Now, Poitras has reached a point that she feels the story can be told and she’s released a trailer for her new film Risk. https://gizmodo.com/sarah-palin-says-julian-assange-is-good-now-recommends-1790739207 Poitras is…

Tech News Rhett Jones Apr 10

What Does Trump Mean When He Says Obama Had His ‘Wires Tapped’?

President Trump finally admitted that “this is Nixon/Watergate.” But in his view of the circumstances Obama is playing the Nixon role and… someone else functioned as the “White House Plumbers.” At least, that appears to be the analogy. Thus far, White House aides have refused to clarify the metaphor. In an early morning tweet storm,…

Tech News Rhett Jones Mar 4

Edward Snowden Asks the Big Questions

*hits bong* Whoa. Makes you think.

Tech News Eve Peyser Nov 13

Why Watch Snowden When You Can Hear Its Plot Sung by Former Genesis Frontman Peter Gabriel?

Last weekend, Oliver Stone’s hump-filled reenactment of the life of NSA leaker Edward Snowden opened in theaters across the country. You might not know it, though, as audiences overwhelmingly opted to watch Tom Hanks plow through some geese instead. https://gizmodo.com/the-snowden-review-too-much-humping-not-enough-hackin-1786661084 And why wouldn’t they? Two hours is a long time to sit watching a story…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Sep 21

Noted Futurist Jaden Smith Calls For Greater Government Transparency

Delivering this weekend’s most nuanced reading of Snowden, Jaden Smith, the greatest philosopher of our time, recognized the courageous public service of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden with not one, but several, shouts out on Sunday. Just remember:

Tech News Eve Peyser Sep 18

Washington Post Throws Snowden Under the Bus

Although The Washington Post shared a Pulitzer Prize with The Guardian for its reporting on the NSA leaks provided by Edward Snowden, yesterday its editorial board became the first paper to call for the prosecution of its own source. Last night’s joint editorial from The Post’s editorial board comes at a moment when activists are…

Tech News Rhett Jones Sep 18

The Snowden Review: Too Much Humping, Not Enough Hacking

Last month, Edward Snowden’s lawyer told me that Oliver Stone’s new Snowden biopic “tells a true story.” After seeing it, I can confirm that it’s an accurate portrayal of the events leading up to and following the whistleblower leaking a trove of National Security Agency documents to journalists. It’s in there, injected with decorative bullshit.…

Reviews William Turton Sep 15

Snowden Movie Might Actually Be Worth Seeing

Reviews for the new Oliver Stone flick, Snowden, have begun to trickle in from the Toronto International Film Festival and it may come as a surprise that some critics are into it. When the full trailer first appeared it had a lot to groan about. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s impression of Snowden is distracting. To portray the…

Movies Rhett Jones Sep 11

The New Snowden Movie is the Best PR He’ll Ever Get

Ben Wizner, lawyer for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, was pleased when he saw the upcoming movie about his client eight months ago. “This is a dramatization,” Wizner told Gizmodo. “Having said that, it tells a true story.” The upcoming movie Snowden will paint the man President Obama once called some “29-year-old hacker,” as a hero…

Tech News William Turton Aug 31

Yeah, The NSA Was Probably Hacked

New context from National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden makes the case that files dumped online over the weekend probably came from the NSA. https://gizmodo.com/so-uh-did-the-nsa-get-hacked-1785302806 Hacking group “The Shadow Brokers” made headlines Monday when it leaked files that supposedly belonged to “Equation Group,” which has widely been speculated to be an NSA hacking offshoot. When…

Tech News William Turton Aug 16

Why Did Edward Snowden Delete His Humblebrag About Getting Nudes?

Breaking news: famed NSA whistleblower has deleted his infamous humblebrag about getting sent some nudes via Twitter DM. We’ve contacted Snowden’s attorney, Ben Wizner at the ACLU, and will update if we hear back.

Tech News William Turton Aug 10

LMAO, People Thought Snowden Was Dead Because of a Tweet

After NSA whistleblower and millennial sex symbol Edward Snowden tweeted a mysterious string of characters on Friday afternoon, conspiracy theorists and concerned fans feared he might be dead when Sputnik, a Russian news site, reported the now-deleted code might be a “dead man’s switch,” which is apparently something Snowden could have set up “if he…

Tech News Eve Peyser Aug 7

Oliver Stone Warns that Pokémon Go Could Lead to Totalitarianism

Director Oliver Stone shook his fist at all those darned Pokémon Go players today, calling the game “a new level of invasion” and warning that it could lead us down a slippery slope to totalitarianism. The diatribe, which occurred at Comic-Con during a panel discussion for Stone’s new film Snowden, is vaguely reminiscent of conversations…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Jul 21

You Can Stash an Insane Amount of Data in a Rubik’s Cube

Remember that part in the new Snowden trailer, where Ed sneaks data out of the NSA by hiding a memory card in a Rubik’s cube? Has to be bullshit, right? Not exactly. YouTube geek AntVenom wondered if it was even possible to hide microSD cards inside of a cube. But the question isn’t whether you…

Sploid Avery Ellis May 2

The Official Snowden Trailer Is Here and It’s Unnervingly Sexy

We saw the first teaser for Oliver Stone’s upcoming true-to-life spy thriller Snowden almost a year ago. But the first official trailer gives us a more complete look at what Stone has done to the true story of this decade’s most infamous whistleblower. Snowden hits all the spy thriller notes with over-the-top surveillance imagery, an…

Movies Darren Orf Apr 27

snowden

Edward Snowden Reportedly Swore an Oath to Russia in Exchange for a Passport

Putin Just Made Edward Snowden a Russian Citizen

Edward Snowden’s NFT Self-Portrait Sells for $5.4 Million in Charity Auction

DOJ Sues for All of Edward Snowden’s Book Profits

Snowden’s New App Turns Your Spare Android Phone into a Pocket-Sized Security System

Citizenfour Documentarian Debuts Trailer for New Film About Wikileaks

What Does Trump Mean When He Says Obama Had His ‘Wires Tapped’?

Edward Snowden Asks the Big Questions

Why Watch Snowden When You Can Hear Its Plot Sung by Former Genesis Frontman Peter Gabriel?

Noted Futurist Jaden Smith Calls For Greater Government Transparency

Washington Post Throws Snowden Under the Bus

The Snowden Review: Too Much Humping, Not Enough Hacking

Snowden Movie Might Actually Be Worth Seeing

The New Snowden Movie is the Best PR He’ll Ever Get

Yeah, The NSA Was Probably Hacked

Why Did Edward Snowden Delete His Humblebrag About Getting Nudes?

LMAO, People Thought Snowden Was Dead Because of a Tweet

Oliver Stone Warns that Pokémon Go Could Lead to Totalitarianism

You Can Stash an Insane Amount of Data in a Rubik’s Cube

The Official Snowden Trailer Is Here and It’s Unnervingly Sexy

Two Songs We Really Wish Were the Anime Outros for ‘Steel Ball Run’

AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job

Utah Is Giving Dr. AI the Power to Renew Drug Prescriptions

Here’s the Perfect Excuse to See ‘Project Hail Mary’ Again

US Airlines Are Hiking Bag Fees Amid Iran War Oil Crisis

This Ridiculously Simple Trick Might Stop Gulls From Nabbing Your Lunch

‘Starfleet Academy’ Season 3 Could Have Done the ‘Voyager’ Sequel Episode of Robert Picardo’s Dreams

Judge Kills Lawsuit Against Infamous Study That Might Have Increased Teen Suicides

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Let us help find what you are looking for...