Trump considers pardoning Snowden! The whistleblower's past remarks on cryptocurrency

Last week, Trump expressed willingness to consider pardoning Snowden, the intelligence officer who leaked a large-scale U.S. surveillance program in 2013 and is currently in exile in Moscow. His story was made into the movie "Snowden" in 2016, attracting more attention. After a hiatus of four years, with the approaching U.S. elections, people have begun to raise this sensitive issue again, and Trump responded proactively: "Snowden's case is highly polarizing, and I will start to seriously look into the matter of pardoning him."

Four Years of Absence, Pardon Granted Yet Privacy Remains Elusive

Regarding the recent discussion on government pardon, Snowden stated:

"The last time we heard about the White House considering a pardon was in 2016, when the same Attorney General who once charged me admitted that, overall, my disclosure of the NSA's unconstitutional mass surveillance programs was 'a public service'."

With the upcoming U.S. presidential election, the discussion surrounding Snowden's pardon is likely just political theater. Recently, the U.S. has been retaliating against various Chinese tech invasions, banning TikTok and WeChat, restricting foreign manufacturers of large power equipment, and restraining Huawei. Looking back, the U.S. is also secretly conducting extensive surveillance on the world, which appears particularly ironic.

Regardless, as the internet and life become increasingly intertwined, people may still not have true privacy.

Yesterday, Snowden reposted a quote he once said:

"Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."