How does Snowden spend his days In limbo? Where does he live and who pays for his living expenses?
If only there were some website where you could type these questions in and find out...
He has a job doing tech-support which I assume pays for some of his expenses, he also has people who have donated money to his support.
I'm sure he also gets paid quite a lot for the speaking gigs he's done.
Who is the target audience that has thousands of dollars to pay to have Snowden come speak at an event?
The security industry?
No. The people in the industry already know all of the things Snowden is willing to disclose.
TED ?
He spoke at SXSW in Austin this year.
Idk how I would respond if I called tech support and was connected to Edward Snowden.
I know exactly how I'd respond: I would thank him for doing a great service to humanity, and then I'd ask him whatever tech support question I had. And I'd be thinking to myself that I won the tech support lottery, because I'm pretty sure Ed Snowden knows more about tech than your average support person.
I mean sure, but just the very concept is kind of strange and somewhat entertaining (and also sad).
I wonder why this submission is falling so fast from the front page yet still getting upvotes?
AFAIK some keywords, such as NSA and perhaps Snowden cause this.
My trust in HN has dropped significantly since this censorship became so comprehensive.
since I posted this comment it gained about 16 points and dropped from page 2 to page 4
There are many in the German government that would love to give him asylum, but they dare not risk it. Not a fear of the voting public, but the wrath of the US.
Given current US/Russia relations I don't feel he has much concern about extending this.
Is there any way we can help ?
I got a spare room.
Considering there's still a treasure trove of documents he has yet to release, I'm sure the Russians will be keen to keep him on the payroll until all the documents he has are released.
Iirc he doesnt anymore, their in the hands of the newspapers.
Considering no one can confirm how many documents he took, there's no way to say if he still has any documents in his possession.