"The arrest of Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is a violation of fundamental human rights such as freedom of expression and the right of association," Edward Snowden, the Prism Gate whistleblower, said in a post on the X platform. "I am shocked and deeply saddened that Macron has degenerated into taking hostages to obtain private communications. This is a shame not only for France, but for the whole world."
In his keynote address at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, Edward Snowden highlighted the pitfalls of political allegiance and the privacy concerns surrounding Bitcoin. He urged individuals to get involved in voting, but warned against blindly following political ideologies. Snowden also raised significant concerns about privacy in Bitcoin. He noted that Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous and can be traced back to individuals, which poses a risk to personal privacy. Despite the widespread miscon...