Though Snowden knew he would likely spend the rest of his life in prison for what he did, he “never once expressed an iota of remorse or regret” because he was so certain that he did the right thing, which Mr. Greenwald said inspired him to do his best to make this information to the public.
Greenwald advised activists to use encryption software to make it more difficult for their communications to be monitored, and not to think it is being paranoid or to underestimate the value of their work and importance.
What I’ve come to learn over the past year is that it is almost impossible to overestimate the extent to which the government really is invading the communications of anybody who is doing anything of interest to them,” said Mr. Greenwald. “It is really the case, if you are somebody who works in human rights, or somebody who works as a lawyer or somebody who works as a journalist or a citizen engaged in activism, it is almost at this point a responsibility to safeguard the sanctity of your communications by learning basic encryption, by making sure that you are doing everything you can within reason to keep your communications in confidence,” he said.
Ghanaian Joel Manu, a 24-year-old Math major at Roosevelt University works for a law firm. He loved connecting with other activists from across the country and his mind was opened hearing the different stories of activism and realized that everyone can make a difference.
“The next step is to keep on spreading the word and continue to let people know what is really happening,” said Mr. Manu. “Now I know that I don’t have to have a major in political science or psychology to fight for freedom and justice. Everybody is supposed to know what is right,” he added.
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