Under Pressure, Swiss Cybersecurity Forum Disinvites Snowden
After proclaiming a “massive coup” in getting the world's most famous whistleblower, American former National Security Agency Consultant Edward Snowden as a special guest, he was disinvited from the Swiss Cyber Security Days (SCSD) forum after criticism from business and political leaders.
Despite public support for Snowden, German leaders oppose protecting whistleblowers
Public support for Edward Snowden in Germany has been overwhelming from the moment he exposed the US-led mass surveillance program in June 2013.