Edward Snowden talks in real time with Pitt students | Pittsburgh … – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Former Central Intelligence Agency employee, National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden spoke via live stream to a full room of Pitt students on Wednesday at the William Pitt Union Assembly Room in Oakland.

The Pitt Program Councils lecture committee organized a conversation with Mr. Snowden exclusively for Pitt students, allowing him time to speak at an undisclosed location on cybersecurity and privacy. He also took questions submitted by the students, according to Niki Iyer, 19, the public relations director for the council.

Its so cool because its a very unique opportunity, Ms. Iyer said. You cant always say, Im going to teleconference a guy in Russia who is wanted by the U.S. government. Who else better to hear his opinion from?

Mr. Snowden was behind massive document leaks in 2013 that exposed actions including government snooping on citizens and made him an international fugitive.

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