Snowden, Assange and Wikileaks

DEEP DIVE - On this episode we look at Edward Snowden, Julian Assange,Wikileaks, the newly formed fifth estate and the ensuing war onwhistleblowers. The current raging debate surround the sharing ofclassified cables and state secrets and the slow erosion of ourprivacy online. Through the life of Julian Assange and the creation of Wikileakswe cover the incredible history of data and secret documentreleases such as the Guantanamo torture techniques and ScientologyManuals, culminating in the Bradley Manning leak of the Iraq warfiles and the now infamous Collateral Murder video. We'll also take a long look at former NSA employee Edward Snowden, who is now in exile in Russia, and whose revelationssurrounding the NSA and it's global spying network and espionagepractices have changed the way governments are seen today. Herevealed the nefarious methods with which the global intelligencecommunity sticks their fingers in your digital dinner. ________________________This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here http://bit.ly/TCG-PatreonIf you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices