NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett interviewed by TED organizer Chris Anderson on stage in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo: Bret Hartman/TED
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VANCOUVER — Edward Snowden made a surprise onstage appearance at TED earlier this week, and today the NSA responded. Deputy Director Rick Ledgett spoke to the audience of elite techies via a remote connection that was, ironically, much spottier than Snowden’s connection via meeting bot.
Not surprisingly, Ledgett condemned Snowden’s actions. He called the former NSA contractor “arrogant” and said his revelations of secret NSA programs endangered the safety of U.S. citizens and allies by giving bad guys a heads-up. “He put people’s lives at risk…in the long run,” Ledgett said. And he said the characterization of Snowden as a whistleblower hurts “legitimate whistleblowing.”
“It’s bad to expose operations and capabilities in a way that allows the people we’re all working against — the generally recognized bad guys — to counter those,” Ledgett said.
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Obviously the NSA has nothing to do with law enforcement. It can only listen to communications and has no other power....hello? any contact? do you hear me?
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