--- description: The National Security Administration leaker who some consider a whistleblower will address a crowd of technology leaders, enthusiasts and journalists at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, speaking from exile in Russia via a video teleconference title: South by Southwest: Edward Snowden to Speak at SXSW Interactive image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66a7604710654f1/698683e3810bbbaee5c904b3/2013-06-12t151331z_951119993_gm1e96c1r.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Edward Snowden to Speak at SXSW Interactive  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2014 8:27 PM CUT  Edward Snowden is seen in this still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong, on June 6, 2013. Edward Snowden is seen in this still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong, on June 6, 2013.Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras—The Guardian/Reuters  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2014 8:27 PM CUT Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor whose extensive leaks in 2013 sparked a massive and still-unfolding global debate over government surveillance, [will speak](http://sxsw.com/interactive/news/2014/monday-march-10-edward-snowden-speak-sxsw-interactive-videoconference "undefined") via videoconference at South by Southwest Interactive, the major tech festival held annually in Austin, Tex. Snowden, who remains in Russia under temporary asylum, will be joined by the American Civil Liberties Union’s Chief Technologist, Christopher Soghoian for a conversation on March 10\. According to a SXSW press release, the conversation will center “on the impact of the NSA’s spying efforts on the technology community, and the ways in which technology can help protect us from mass surveillance.” The ACLU’s Ben Wizner will moderate. The session, “a Virtual Conversation with Edward Snowden,” will be livestreamed online for free courtesy of The Texas _Tribune_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/12471/edward-snowden-to-speak-at-sxsw-interactive/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/12471/edward-snowden-to-speak-at-sxsw-interactive/"},"headline":"Edward Snowden to Speak at SXSW Interactive","datePublished":"2014-03-04T20:27:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:39.086Z","description":"The National Security Administration leaker who some consider a whistleblower will address a crowd of technology leaders, enthusiasts and journalists at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, speaking from exile in Russia via a video teleconference","url":"https://time.com/12471/edward-snowden-to-speak-at-sxsw-interactive/","keywords":["Tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66a7604710654f1/698683e3810bbbaee5c904b3/2013-06-12t151331z_951119993_gm1e96c1r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66a7604710654f1/698683e3810bbbaee5c904b3/2013-06-12t151331z_951119993_gm1e96c1r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong","caption":"NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong","creditText":"Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras—The Guardian/Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/12471/edward-snowden-to-speak-at-sxsw-interactive/","name":"Edward Snowden to Speak at SXSW Interactive"}}]}] ```