
Episode 596 • • 1:20:28 - 1:25:03
596: Undesirable Nudity
The Intercept Reporting, Edward Snowden Documents
The failure of Pierre Omidyar's "The Intercept" to break the Yahoo webcam story—which was instead published by The Guardian—is scrutinized. The discussion suggests that despite having access to the Snowden documents, the new outlet has focused more on the journalists themselves than on explosive new revelations. The technical compatibility of NSA tools like XKeyscore with GCHQ's intercepted data is also highlighted.
