Edward Snowden

Feb 18, 2016 News

VICE Staff

The VICE Morning Bulletin

Feb 18, 2016 VICE Staff

This morning, Barack Obama will make an 'historic' visit to Cuba, Turkey has vows to retaliate after a car bomb killed 28 people in Ankara, Nike dumps Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao for being a homophobe, and more.

Dec 29, 2015 Stuff

Jenna Marotta

These Were the Best Late-Night TV Moments of 2015

Dec 29, 2015 Jenna Marotta

From sit-downs with Joe Biden and Edward Snowden to a panel on black fatherhood and Letterman's sign-off, here are the ten most memorable moments from late-night TV this year.

Sep 30, 2015 Stuff

Drew Millard

HLN Invited Twitter Dude @Fart to Talk About Snowden on TV, and He Talked About Edward Scissorhands Instead

Sep 30, 2015 Drew Millard

"I expected to be cut off as soon as I mentioned scissors for hands or whatever, but she kept talking to me."

Jun 30, 2015 Film

River Donaghey

Watch the Trailer for Oliver Stone's 'Snowden'

Jun 30, 2015 River Donaghey

It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the man himself.

Mar 4, 2015 News

Girard Dorney

New Edward Snowden Documents Call Out New Zealand for Spying On its South Pacific Neighbours

Mar 4, 2015 Girard Dorney

They Allege New Zealand is collecting email, phone, and social media communications and sharing it with the NSA.

Feb 26, 2015 News

Justin Ling

The Head of the NSA Is on a Charm Offensive

Feb 26, 2015 Justin Ling

Admiral Michael Rogers took his apology tour to Canada. Can he repair his agency's tattered reputation?

Feb 4, 2015 Tech

Liam Butler

These People Are Livestreaming Their Own Living Rooms to Other Gamers

Feb 4, 2015 Liam Butler

Social gaming is a big deal now. But in an age where we are becoming fiercely protective of our right to privacy, why would we choose to invite anonymous strangers into our living rooms?

Dec 16, 2014 News

Peter Lawrence Kane

With the Russian Ruble Collapsing, What's Putin's Next Move?

Dec 16, 2014 Peter Lawrence Kane

Economic sanctions and the falling price of oil seem to be crippling Russia's fragile economy, but is that actually a good thing for the West?

Dec 9, 2014 Tech

John Knefel

How the Surveillance Industry Sells Itself

Dec 9, 2014 John Knefel

The International Security Conference and Exposition is a rare window into the world of physical surveillance that usually remains hidden in secret command and control centers.

Nov 26, 2014 News

Girard Dorney

Freya Newman and the Hypocrisy of A Surveillance State

Nov 26, 2014 Girard Dorney

The woman who outed Frances Abbott's secret $60,000 scholarship may have been freed, but the government's willingness to spy on citizens and prosecute a remorseful young woman highlights its own hypocrisy.

Nov 11, 2014 Stuff

Nathan Schneider

Our Generation of Hackers

Nov 11, 2014 Nathan Schneider

We spend so much of our time trying to hack and subvert and work around the systems that make up the world, but should we be trying to change them for the better instead?

Oct 29, 2014 Tech

Caisa Ederyd

Inside the Mountain That Used to House Wikileaks's Servers

Oct 29, 2014 Caisa Ederyd

I talked to Jon Karlung, the chairman of the company that looks after the leak-ennabling activist organziation's data, about his fight for online freedom.

Oct 23, 2014 Stuff

Molly Crabapple

The Surveillance State and You

Oct 23, 2014 Molly Crabapple

In a world where every keystroke is potentially watched, and every heartbeat potentially counted, does knowledge of that change how you act?

Oct 22, 2014 Tech

DJ Pangburn

The 'Hacker Wars' Documentary Does Hacktivism No Favors

Oct 22, 2014 DJ Pangburn

Vivien Lesnik Weisman's documentary is little more than a valentine to the internet trolls who gave her access.

Oct 17, 2014 Tech

Jules Suzdaltsev

Talking to the Creator of a Printer That Makes Self-Destructing Documents

Oct 17, 2014 Jules Suzdaltsev

A new project paid for by a grant from the Mexican government is getting people talking about privacy, secrets, and what we need to know.

Oct 13, 2014 Stuff

Zach Sokol

Chatting with the Artist Who Turned Edward Snowden into a Mobile Sculpture

Oct 13, 2014 Zach Sokol

Jim Dessicino caused a minor media stir when he put the statue of the world's most famous whistle-blower up in New York's Union Square, but he soon got kicked out by the Parks Department.

Sep 28, 2014 News

Danielle Street

John Key 1 - Dotcom, Assange, Snowden, Greenwald, Hagar, Eminem 0

Sep 28, 2014 Danielle Street

If you expected a closer result out of New Zealand's weirdest election to date, you were wrong.

Sep 19, 2014 News

Martyn Bradbury

Some Final Words on New Zealand's Crazy Election Campaign

Sep 19, 2014 Martyn Bradbury

In case you're late to the table here, the 2014 NZ election campaign has been super weird.

Sep 16, 2014 News

Danielle Street

Edward Snowden Blew The Whistle On New Zealand’s Prime Minister

Sep 16, 2014 Danielle Street

Days before the New Zealand election the government has been accused of knowing that citizens were under mass surveillance.

Aug 12, 2014 News

Matt Taylor

Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy Is Already Terrifying

Aug 12, 2014 Matt Taylor

The next presidential election is more than two years away, so why is the former Secretary of State talking a big game about America imposing its will across the world?

Aug 10, 2014 Stuff

Dave Schilling

Those Olivia Wilde Breastfeeding Photos Are No Big Deal

Aug 10, 2014 Dave Schilling

Olivia Wilde posed for photos while breastfeeding her child in a new magazine spread. The internet is freaking out about her side-boob, but really, who cares?

Jul 25, 2014 News

Lee Fang

The Judges Approving the NSA's Surveillance Requests Keep Buying Verizon Stock

Jul 25, 2014 Lee Fang

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) is packed with judges who own stock in the telecom companies handing over data to the government.

Jul 11, 2014 News

Michael Tracey

Drivers Get Screwed Over Constantly in America

Jul 11, 2014 Michael Tracey

In order to legally operate a motor vehicle on public roads in the US today, citizens must abide an astonishing array of affronts to even the most basic concepts of civil liberty.

Jun 30, 2014 News

Matt Taylor

Is NSA Surveillance Mastermind Keith Alexander Selling US Secrets to Wall Street?

Jun 30, 2014 Matt Taylor

Maybe you already assumed there's some kind of twisted marriage between Wall Street megabanks and America's global surveillance regime. But not even a total cynic could have anticipated former NSA boss Keith Alexander cashing in this hard, this fast.