Glenn Greenwald
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist | Exposing Corruption and Surveillance Abuses
About
Glenn Greenwald is an acclaimed American journalist and author who has exposed high-level government corruption and privacy violations. As the co-founder of The Intercept, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the Edward Snowden leaks, which revealed the NSA's global surveillance programs.
Greenwald's best-selling books, including 'No Place to Hide' and 'With Liberty and Justice for Some', have challenged the status quo and highlighted the threats to civil liberties in the digital age. His keynotes offer audiences an unflinching look at the intersection of technology, national security, and individual privacy.
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Why privacy matters
Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see -- and write about -- the Edward Snowden files, with their revelations about the United States' extensive surveillance of private citizens. In this searing talk, Greenwald makes the case for why you need to care about privacy, even if you're "not doing anything you need to hide."
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