Edward Snowden on Pegasus spyware: 'This is an industry that should not exist'
2021 ж. 18 Шіл.
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The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reacts to the Pegasus project disclosures about widespread abuse of NSO Group's spyware by governments around the world
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Would be very nice this to remaind Putin. Snowden is complete silent about Kremlin's ''boshirovs and petrovs'' spyes and poisoning... He feels very comfortable under Putin's bed...
Snowden pushes covID govt narrative,just like wikileaks What does that tell you folks?
@@theyredistortingyourrhthym7192 Snowden explicitly warned the world last year that governments around the world would use covid as an excuse to impose authoritarian measures and that we need to stop that from happening
Johnny English will save the day
Edward Snowden ran to Russia, a place that murders opposition candidates. He had no credibility and should lead us to wonder what’s really going on here.
Edward Snowden deserves a seat in politics, he's done more for the people that politicians claim to serve
Unfortunately that isn't what happens. Peoples who are corrupted to the core sit on the thrones, that's how they climb up there and silences the real deserving heroes like Ed! He's lucky that he went to Russia, anywhere else (not even talking about US lol) he definitely wouldn't be here with us still warning us of the world we live in.
hmmm dont think you have a clue mate
Snowden deserves his freedom. He's an international hero that is hated by governments because he unearthed their dirty secrets.
The Green Party in the US was going to do that.
I think he would just like to return to the US without being tried for treason.
Phone manufacturing company should add a manual key to disconnect microphone,camera & gps.
They’ll just circumvent it. IOS is pretty secure but they’ve cracked it. If you e got a smartphone you no longer have privacy. It’s that simple.
There are Linux-based smartphones that can do that. You can disable your SIM, or WiFi etc., with a switch on your phone. Unfortunately I think it's hardly likely these smartphones will become mainstream popular :/
@@KN-ck2kd Example of a phone?
You realise that the microchips can have backdoors too. The hardware. The cpu and the graphics cards
They wont
This world is getting more Orwellian by the day.
sadly true
the world DISCOVERS that the world started to get more orewellian 30 years ago
The world is turning more English by the day? Sadly yes
@Somebody As I understood he was associated with members of the Fabian society not freemasonry
This is the new normal - forced experimental pseudoscientific jabs, required dog muzzle wearing and the Great Reset.
He's been warning us from day one
snowden pushes covid govt narrative he is still govt
@@theyredistortingyourrhythm130 what do u mean he's still government?
@@anthonybautista3585 Snowden has double digit security clearance and is pushing covid,viral shootings,tewwwwa attacks ie modern day psychological operations on naive public
@@theyredistortingyourrhythm130 where's ur proof?
@@anthonybautista3585 he shills covid,tewwwa attacks,school shootings
Edward snowden his name is synonymous with all the good traits of human beings & a thorn in the side of the less human...
Elite are like diseased rats
Similar to Robert Paulsen...
Ed is a tool of Putin. His beatification by the hard left and far right alike is baffling, except that like him they really don't like the West and would be happy to see Putin win.
@@stephennell5385 cope
@@DJ-nf8ur I'm doing fine. Ed however is down to his last few national secrets to sell. What then? He might actually have to get a job. Or maybe Putin will invite him for tea...
Before Snowden, people didn't know and didn't care even if they were aware. His actions, regardless of motivation, have been a tremendous benefit to society. More people understand and care that their privacy is being eroded on a daily basis. That said, the onus is now on us to demand better from our elected officials.
Stop buying mobile phones would be a good start. There's nothing like the pressure of the wallet to change paradigms.
Most people still don't care enough to do anything. Privacy will be to our generation what the climate was to the baby boomers.
BS. Informed citizens knew plenty about this before Snowden ran off to Russia with his hard drives.
People didn't know really to what extent.
@@Deebz270 unfortunately it's very difficult to live without smartphones in this day and age.
True "This should not exist" Privacy breaching can't be disguised as a nation security product by any private company it's totally baseless.
They'll probably ban private companies from producing and selling such products. But behind the scenes, every nation state with the money needed to develop these things will be recruiting and creating similar tools in the background. Pandora is out of the box and I don't see a way of getting her back in there. Governments will always say that they need the ability to backdoor tech to fight terrorism and crime. Regardless of how secure hardware and software developers work to increase security. It's whack-a-mole with no end in sight. The best we can hope for is organised crime don't get hold of these things.
@@grizcuz True, Today's senerio prove that government using these Spying for own stability rather than for real nation threat.
privacy is illusion
It's also the government wanting to spy on us
Meanwhile big tech monitors everything you say. If Facebook for example doesn’t like what you post it gets flagged, removed and you might do jail time. Say the wrong thing on Twitter? Shadow banned. Etc. Then let’s not forget the st0len el3ctions in America. The NSA spying of all Americans. The forced vaccinations across Europe and parts of America. But somehow this Pegasus is the problem? Please. This Pegasus is another manufactured crisis. Fact Snowden is the poster boy should scare everyone. He’s not who you think. If he was they would have killed him to shut him up.
THE MADNESS OF THIS WORLD IS BEYOND ME 🤢
reality is stranger than fiction
its all natural , nothing exist outside nature
Really makes me sick
@@tothepoint4080 its actually just white ppl doing their thing as they doing it since they existed
@@unicode0059 ?
Imagine if this was a Chinese company. Sanctions would fly everywhere but because it's Israeli, don't even expect any talks of sanctions.
Maybe not Israel, but, the company will get punished severely. 🤣🤣🤣.
Because Mossad and CIA are on the same boat
Cant rly put sanctions on a vital ally in a volatile region especially one with arguably the best cybersecurity technology in the world
iron Inventor it’s volatile because of Israel
Rightly so
Free that man, along with Assange.
I’m sure he’s doing good in Russia
@Clive Feil ya because as long as he's living in russia.. the NSA CIA or FBI can't get to him and take him out.. Because to the U.S government he's already a dead man because he's trying to expose things that the government are trying to cover up...
Yes but only if they realise that if they return to their home countries they'll end up committing suicide.. Julian needs to be released and get to Russia asap
Also Cosby
He's not in captivity like Assange.
this is also why I liked the idea of removable batteries.
Sure, but the black screen on phones, and tvs still watch us.
@@joebaby1006 you watch TV? I don't. My Last tv was a CRT pushing past double the warranty period. ( mainly because I didn't wanna spend on a new one lmao)
@@joebaby1006 Look to my TV-
The reason they removed removable batteries 🔋
@@joebaby1006 Even if they don't have embedded cameras ?
I always fear for this man. Don't know how strong his security is but the World needs this guy.
I feel like he is the media guy who hasn't released all of the data and just what they wanted us to know....its just my opinion I guess
Israel: Nooo, we made this to fight terrorism Knowing how they fight the terrorist in Gaza, is easy to know they didn't care who was using Pegasus.
Israel is the terrorist
Our own government spies on all of us and you think other nations won't either? They all spy on us
what Snowden won't tell you is the NSA has been using Pegasus spyware from the NSO. which is a private co. for years. if this software was made in France or Germany.. who would you go after? the French or German Gov?
@Oo Kk everyone is affected by it, ask yourself. why did Snowden leak classified NSA operations that the public was not aware of and still not aware of? did you know that the NSA works closely with NSO? this software is meant to prevent crime. now anything can be misused. the truth is. there is NO MORE privacy anywhere. those days are long gone. BTW. do you know how much information is gathered on you in a single day by google? maybe you should look it up. PS: This software is only sold at the government level. and has to be approved. by the Israeli Gov before you can acquire it. if your Gov buys the software and misuses it. that's on Your Gov. (if you're a law-abiding citizen I would not be worried)
"knowing how they fight terrorists" - what, with more accuracy and warnings than any military in the world? it's not even close LOL
Well done The Guardian for staying with Edward Snowden and covering this.
When you get arrested, your phone will used against you in court of law.
@Ernie H illegal wiretaps and surveillance are inadmissible
@Ernie H I guess they could use it as an advantage but they wouldn't bother using it for drug dealers. I think it's used more for political reasons
I hope so lol!! The evidence I have in these sickos is massive!! They most likely have it all anyway, track you on social media!!
Against you or for you, it depends what you have in your phone.
@Ernie H They would never waste their time using spyware like this to pickup your neighborhood kid selling 10 draws
This is a bussiness that should not exist thank you for those words Edward you are a hero and a whistleblower thank you again.
I totally agree with Mr. Snowden “This is an industry that should not exit.” The US & the Western world always talk about “human rights!” So what are the rights of the individual in each of their respective country? If in those countries which the governments are corrupt & greedy, there will be no end to stop this kind of industry.
We live in an era where capitalism has run amok. Conservatives feel that anything is OK if it involves free enterprise.
it just depends on who get to be 'human'
@@80s_Boombox_Collector it's not just companies it's also governments. But companies have definitely really driven this and created much of the technology in the early 2010s to build ad profiles around you and make cash 💰💰💰💰🤢
Western governments are far more corrupt than any banana republics! PERIOD! We just give our corruption a suit and a new name like lobbying
@@JohnKobaRuddy Corruption is rampant everywhere, it’s just that in democratic countries, it’s far easier to see and expose. In other countries on the other hand, like Russia, any attempt to expose any slight corruption can risk one’s life.
Privacy is not a product to be sold by any company or government.
Think again.
@@5izzy557why to think again? Government doin it backdoor, some big companies too but we atleast need a head start from somewhere to counter this robbery.
@@rajat9979 If you use windows and this website. WTF
@@5izzy557 So they sneak into your personal pics, mic, camera without allowing them ? No definitely but this spyware can & its horrible.
Not by there measure of things.
Thank you Snowden
Selling hacking software is like selling classes in burglary.
more like selling classes, tools, and an assistant burglar to the burglar
Lollll not exactly. Plenty of legitimate jobs require the same software so we can develop defenses for it. Educate yourself before suggesting things like you're an expert
Without hackers like us you wouldn't have good people find those exploits to be patched before the criminals find them first
@@visvge4934 I guess it's like guns, drug dealers and police both have guns. The problem here is not directly the gun, but the person behind the gun.
Ironically, burglary lessons are a real thing and they're actually far more benevolent. Teaching ordinary people about the flaws with ordinary security products and devices and how those flaws can be exploited is how those flaws get fixed. This is far worse.
Edward Snowden is a hero. Nobel committee should be ashamed for not honoring him.
The level of respect this man deserves is beyond the ordinary recognition without addressing to the level of courage he has showed by maintaining the same attitude of truthfulness openly to the public no matter what has happened in his life. You deserve way much better Ed but a Big Thank you for being true is the least we could say, God has Blessed you indeed for being your true self. 🙏🏻🙌💪 💪📯📯📯🎖🎖🏅🥇🏆
Not the whole truth though that will really get you killed.. Tell Edward Noah said high… “Which one”
"You can make yourself safer but we will not be safe until we change" i love this guy
Will the Wesy sanction NSO or Israel?
Never
Israel or a single company is not the real culprit here. Companies merely create supply. For a company to engage in this particular endeavour, they must be really sure that there is a huge demand for a product like this. Blame the countries, government agencies and tyrants that call themselves leaders these days and who found themselves in need of something likes this.
You reek of anti-Semitism.
@@Etaoinshrdlu69 please stfu, he didn’t say the n word idiot.
@@Etaoinshrdlu69 spot the bot
Edward Snowden is a hero, one of the greatest westerner alive. He should get a peace nobel prize.
Well said Ed👍🏾
Inventions do not become UN-invented. A return to mechanical on-off switches seems advisable.
Yeah, but they stopped making batteries removable.
I think we need to boycott it all.
Wouldnt help much especially with an advanced spyware of Pegasus. It can be installed remotely without you interacting in anyway. Eventually you would have to turn your phone on. Hardware integrated notifiers are probably the best solution. A small, dim light that HAS to turn on when the camera or microphone is on. That way software can't circumvent it. Not much can be done about other things unless we ditch phones
Wasnt this guy censored away last year for the things he had to say about our orwellian futures and now hes headline news?
That's cause this isn't about our spy technology but the spy technology of other countries. The moment it becomes about our spy technology things will go back to the past narrative.
Such an important warning, delivered by a true champion, now safe in a country that promotes data and human rights. Well done sir!
Hehe😅😅
What does "promotes data" means? And where would you suggest he should go to "promote data" and human rights?
As long as you’re not gay and anti Putin sure.
Well done for your valuable comment,cia bot!
He’s been the ultimate whistle blower and has always been right with what he tells us we need to take heed God Bless him I hope he stays safe and doesn’t feel the brunt of their wrath 💓😘✝️👍💞🎚
*Sadly, next to nobody will know about this, and fewer will even care. Nothing will be done.* The planet is on fire or flooding, and still, there's nothing happening, so why would this be acted upon? We're doomed.
you tell me someone got hit by a car oh well its not me, you tell me me my neighbour and my entire steet/town are being spied on is when we start caring :/
Sad but true
@@puzzledotgamer5461 Its when YOU start caring, yeh, but the vast majority of people are ignorant and indifferent without a second of thought to give to these issues.
So much talk, yet not so much action. The replies show that we are helpless. Is that really so? You have first to look at what you think is going to happen. Then find a foundation that you can share with others and build on it. There is a foundation that is workable but many find it tooo easy to be true even with the facts supporting the final outcome. Are you interested?
Sat - Your comment sounds very fatalistic. Hopeless. Pessimistic. You may not be right in saying "there's nothing happening". Also, "nobody will know about this" but everybody has heard about Snowden.
"We can't solved this problem individually " Great speech Snowden , great speech.
Definitely true. This is the kind of tech that would threaten anyone, regardless if they are friend or foe. Everyone should be aware of this and work to get others involved as well. Pegasus shouldn't exist and it needs to stop or has to be made unusable.
We need Edward Snowden, Thank God. The only and I mean the ONLY, true patriot.
Almost everyone has heard of Edward Snowden but how many people have heard of NSA whistleblower Karen Stewart?
Just looked her up. She doesn't seem as much of a NSA whistleblower (in the traditional sense), as she does someone who had a workplace issue (lack of credit & being passed over for promotion) when working for the NSA.
@@BeardOfDan sounds like a Karen for sure
I'll look her up.
@@SpoilerAlert__ dig a little deeper…the term “Karen” is being overly utilized used to silence women…she reported some pretty dark and weird stuff.
The only vaccine to this anomaly is a giant meteor
... Or maybe an international revolution against global economic feudalism? But who am I kidding? It's literally easier to imagine the end of the world by climate change or meteor strike than ending capitalism .
Why aren't they showing the protest in London?
Slotted for the royal outings i suppose
I love Ed Snowden, I don't know why, but I do.
THANK YOU
Snowden is a national hero. Congrats to him for still speaking out about this.
I listen to Edward to know what’s what, I listen to the prime minister “boris” for a laugh!!!!!
Brilliant exegesis ! Absolutely spot on !
As usual. You are spot on.
How can you halt the trade? They’ll just go underground.
When you finally discover the loophole, that usually means it’s too late that the damage has been done. Software unlike physical objects can be altered, repackaged, relabelled and sold again. No operating system can 101% guarantee security - ever! If one can make it another can break it.
I like how the interviewer asked what it is you're trying to say, instead of who are you, love the guardian, as always...
Edward Snowden! Respect! 🖒
This man gave up his freedom and everything pleasurable for truth and information to get out. Yet vast majority of American and world government paint him as enemy no 1 .. We need more Snowden.
If we should have people with integrity like snowden. The world would have been a better place.
Great report
What are you stalking?
Great wrk guys thank you
At first i thought its no big of a deal - They have my data i know but i dont care coz im not doing anything wrong. But after watching the movie based on this and the actual dangers of such data and how it can be misused beyond our comprehension its insane. This guy deserves a whole lot of appreciation for going against the govt and big shots who had everything to lose and nothing to gain for the sake of humanity and human rights. Without him I as an ordinary man would have cared less, its always a blessing such people exist.
What’s the name of the movie?
@@lilrexy6088 Snowden
Scary stuff! Snowden, as ever, gives a great systemic assessment that helps me understand what is happening.
The world needs more Snowdens.....Edward Snowden is a real HERO !
Painfully true words : It doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter what you do, your position isn't going to protect you. If you're a Minister, Prime Minister, guess what? you're on the list. I was feeling happy until, If you're an ordinary person, Guess what? you're on the list too. Now I am deeply hurt 😒😒
most people with a phone can remember life without one - theres your answer.
Gen z and gen alpha are getting older ... Soon most of us wont be able to remember a time without our phones ... The world is changing.
Did this guy get the Nobel peace prize yet?
This is only the beginning. People are going to remain passive about Spyware until it’s too late. Our interconnectedness with technology will make us too vulnerable from spyware.
Awesome explanation.
He's a hero, really recommend to watch a movie Snowden, after that I also learnt to solve a Rubik's cube 😁✌🏼
We are living in a surveillance society for long!
True what ever you discuss automatically appears on you social media page's
Scary world
This man is a genius... 🙏🏼 Thank you for your tremendous amount of courage Mr. Snowden ✌🏼 I salute you
Why people like him aren't running the govts everywhere..
The newspaper firstly and the pausing of sound after Snowden speaking is of little concern in my opinion..
THANK YOU 🤔
I hope we start seeing more technological solutions to this organised spyware problem. Another commenter suggested a manual key to disconnect microphone, camera and GPS. This should be ubiquitous, like the blue light filter or airplane mode. Next we need to elect leaders who will take seriously the issue of privacy and data security. Usually the leaders that push for "security" who mean bolstering the military are the same leaders who WANT to erode privacy and WANT to allow highest-bidder access to all of our devices.
Finally some actual journalism from Guardian.
Yes
The last 16 years of my terrible life are a perfect example of how corrupt people in power can brutally target truthtellers. Snowden is my real hero; he needs to be praised, not punished.
lol...terrible life...
WoW.🙏🏼 I'm a middle aged man, and my SON told me to contact these *MINSLEGEND,* and all I can say is the kids are alright. That this is what is going on on Instagram gives me hope for the future of humanity. Well done👏🏼
Snowden is a hero.
Absolutely. It takes balls to stand against them. I stand with Snowden.
Im glad the guardian allows comments on this issue. Pages like Reuters disable the comment section to keep discussion and opinions low. What a sham.
He is a strong man who speaks the truth and warns people of danger...thank you for the work
pegasus is so advanced that just watching a video about will infect your phone
🤣😍🤣🤣🤣👋👋
🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣
@@logicalbaba4all ✊✋✌
@@logicalbaba4all is pegasus ya mrs??😂😂 Sure she infected my phone
Nah kids protected by a shield from a fictional character.
Very interesting seeing this video. Recently, I done a speech about Surveillance Capitalism and mentioned Edward Snowden but never saw his face before or when he talked, stumbling across this was very surprising. Another thing I realized is that the algorithm is once again spying on me. Will be sure to keep up on how this situation will unfold and if we fall deeper into a big brother society/dystopia or rise up against this ever-growing problem.
I did a capstone research paper about this. This program is everywhere
The world without Snowden... I can't imagine it. Merci mon gars, merci Guardian.
We need to protect Snowden at all costs!
Never Heard how Pegasus helped catch Pedophiles or other Crime groups
Just targeting dissidents, aka threats to the status quo.
George Orwell wrote "1984" about USSR's society, but he occasionally described the capitalism :d
It’s great to hear and tell the truth there is not much of that left anymore
And that is why the President does not use smart phones OR Iphones, that is why he uses Blackberry.
it is still a filesystem based OS like Android or IOS...
Amen Edward. I've got alot to say, but I'm laying down, very tired. Blessings to you and your family. You are a Hero in my eyes. Thank Brother. 😇🙏😎🕰⌛💯🤲🙏💪🙌
Thank you very much for this video guardian.
Exactly
I wonder what the diagnosis for paranoia will be in 10 years, because its hard to not be scared of everything you know being everyone's information, not yours
The Pegasus episode is portentous of grave implications for not only the national security of the states , but also for conflict . It’s impact is much more sinister and far more consequential than the effects of “ransomware”as the latter targets individual corporations/institutions and the fallout from such an assault is mostly financial , but Pegasus targets heads of states , security hierarchy , and other key functionaries of states , among others , thus effectively compromising state security , with the attendant risk of conflict and war . A flood of incendiary statements and warnings of dire consequences ,and sanctions , have emanated from Western Capitals against the perpetrators of ransomware , but only a sheepish , hesitant response in the case of Pegasus . Would the NSO group and Israel would be held to account for their highly reprehensible transgression of international norms ?
Rob Braxman and The Hated One are the privacy guys on youtube we all should follow and listen too.
I've seen an article about "neurosurveillance" that is wireless brain imaging to be made available to government clients, perhaps doomscrolling but it is the most depressing thing i've read about all year.
Thank you 🙏 for speaking up for targeted individuals however it’s way more than 50,000 people. I believe it’s in the millions. I went to L. A. And everyone I chose to speak about this that were strangers had this technology in their heads.
Too late into the game to change it - now we may only ride this wave...
Its so interesting , the level of need of acknowledgement with you all.
@@cayoot6414 , yep, only took you 6 months to get on board... welcome
@@ladyitsme be quiet
@@ladyitsme D wave is that part of the d wave machine that Gordie rose built. I'm sure it is but yes I went fishing today . I'll fish where I can.. send em my way
You're amazing Mr. Snowden, hoping one day you can return to the U.S.
Honestly the basic respect for human rights this man has is very American and worthy of presidency.
"Threatening the democracy" .... This coming from The Guardian? Pleased do forgive me my confusion.
Another gift from the Mossad.
People have truly made this world a disgusting place.
Thank you Mr Snowdon x