Thread: Edward Snowden and his stay in Russia

Originally Posted by Hanna

I wonder if it would be possible for Snowden to get a normal job in Russia?
What do you think?

Obviously he doesn't have unlimited funds. Within the next year he probably needs to find some source of income.

Check this: Павел Дуров предложил Эдварду Сноудену работать «ВКонтакте» | RT на русском

Originally Posted by Eledhwen

Check this: Павел Дуров предложил Эдварду Сноудену работать «ВКонтакте» | RT на русском

«Приглашаем Эдварда в Петербург и будем рады, если он решит пополнить звёздную команду программистов ВКонтакте», - написал он на своей странице в сети.

Как считает Дуров, Сноудену «может быть интересно заниматься защитой личных данных миллионов» пользователей социальной сети.

Awesome, hurrah!!!! I am so pleased he was granted asylum, and got this nice and cool offer!
Listen and learn, Facebook --- I've never used it a lot and I darn well think I'll get on VKontakte instead... It would be a nice thing if VK could establish itself as a credibly PRISM-free alternative to facebook, outside of the Russian speaking world too.

I think he was a systems administrator though, so I am not sure how comfortable he would be as a team leader of developers

такие минуты чувствуешь гордость за нашу страну и сожаление по поводу курса США - страны, предающей принципы, на которых она некогда была построена»

Too right! It's interesting that Russia's done this "by the book" and quite transparently as well. Very much a new era, and who the hell can complain about protection of a person's human rights; somebody who stands up for freedom of speech and against tyranny and is persecuted.


The NSA leaks is one of the biggest revelations in modern time.

• It's a pivotal moment in history where there world must make a choice. Become a 24/7 Big Brother state, where all your information is stored and can be used against you at any time.... Or the freedom to remain private until you actually commit a crime.

• I think that outside of the IT sector, most non-technical people don't really understand the ENORMOUS implications of this -- what you can do with all this saved data, if it's cross-referenced. In a computerized world there is literally no privacy. Trust me; it has potential to get WORSE than the scenario from Orwell's 1984... Orwell had no means of know what computing, data mining and CCTV (just for starters) could achieve.
• Eduard Snowden is nothing short of a revolutionary and a freedom fighter --- the only difference to Che or Nelson Mandela is that his fight took place is cyberspace and he used a keyboard, not a rifle.
• He'll go down in history and quite rightly so!!! Russia's role will never be forgotten, what a comeback for a country that keeps being accused of spying, supressing freedom of speech etc.
• The US government may be pissed off, but millions of regular Americans will view Russia with new eyes after this!

Originally Posted by Host of CrossTalk on RT

I hope to have Snowden on my show here in Moscow shortly.

I have a better idea for them: Give Snowden a computing show on RT and have him on as a regular guest.
And watch how long it takes for RT to lose its broadcasting license in the USA...
I loved Snowden's dad's little speech thanking Russia, too.

Well done Putin and Russia! Good luck to Snowden in his new life!!!