The "appearance" of the man who revealed the actions of the NSA was a major event at last year's SXSW. But this year, Mr Edward Snowden appeared again completely unexpectedly at SXSW. Of course there were few who knew what would happen for obvious reasons.
Edward Snowden took part in a question-and-answer session with about twenty people from the worlds of technology and politics. One of them was Sunday Yokubaitis, president of the Golden Frog online privacy company. 
Mr. Sunday Yokubaitis, described Snowden's presence as a "call to arms" for technology companies. The aim of his presence was again to raise awareness and mobilize for the prevention of espionage with the best tools privacy protection.
According to Yokubaitis, Edward Snowden said that as corporate policy reforms appear to be lagging behind, companies should adopt more secure technology that could prevent surveillance altogether or make it too difficult. A big issue was end-to-end encryption, which would help the average user but also companies, communications, would be visible only to the sender and recipient. ”
Each layer of encryption increases the cost reportedly said. "Every time costs increase, new budgetary resources will be needed."
This is especially important as the tools were originally designed for targeted uses abroad. "We hope that they will start in North Korea and by the time they reach Ohio, they will be out of budget."
Snowden described shared security systems such as SSL as "critical infrastructure" that does not receive enough funding, which makes them vulnerable, reports TheVerge.
Yokubaitis. , he also said the sanctions were too light for NSA agents spying on their spouses or lovers - a scandal unofficially referred to as LOVEINT.
"It simply came to our notice then spyware programs deserve more than the interest of justice. ” And he thought the public should pay more attention to NSA programs that try to discredit enemies by spying on their online sexual activities. "How can they slander pornographic habits and think they are better than the Turkish government?" We must maintain moral leadership. "
Responding to a comment, SXSW's Hugh Forrest said the meeting remained private to create a warmer atmosphere. "Last year, having him Edward Snowden in the big room was fantastic. "But for 2015, we wanted to do something much more family-friendly," he said.
In addition to Yokubaitis, the meeting was attended by 20 to 30 people, including Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, a senior executive at Twitter ο senior product counsel Matthew Zimmerman, και ο Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της Evernote Phil Libin, μεταξύ άλλων. Δεν υπήρχε κάποια οδηγία για να κρατηθεί μυστική η συνάντηση, έτσι ορισμένοι από τους συμμετέχοντες, όπως η Διευθύντρια Τεχνολογίας του Center for Democracy, Nuala O'Connor, που έστελνε tweets with Edward Snowden selfies.
[tweet_embed id = 577132576155963392]Edward Snowden made it clear from the beginning that no information would be leaked at this online meeting. But according to Yokubaitis, he sought public support to return safely to his home. "The government has not felt the pressure. They do not care about the reports, and they need a higher level of pressure as it is not a legal issue, but a political issue. " Snowden said once again that he would do it again. "I have won so much. I am satisfied that I have contributed in a very substantial way. I really feel that I am helping to improve our lives. That gives me a reason to get up in the morning. "
