Edward Snowden discusses cyber terrorism for first time for PBS documentary

As part of an upcoming PBS documentary about cyber war, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden gave an interview about cyber terrorism for the first time, PBS announced Thursday.

In the interview, filmed in June 2014 in a Moscow hotel, “Snowden sheds light on the surprising frequency with which cyber attacks occur, their potential for destruction, and what, exactly, he believes is at stake as governments and rogue elements rush to exploit weaknesses found on the internet, one of the most complex systems ever built by humans,” PBS said in a statement.

PBS released a four-minute video excerpt of the interview, seen below, as well as a 25-page transcript of the interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0e46OtrQps#t=80

"When it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on Earth," Snowden said in the interview, referencing the United States. “I think the public still isn’t aware of the frequency with which these cyber-attacks, as they’re being called in the press, are being used by governments around the world, not just the U.S.”

The upcoming documentary that includes Snowden’s comments is the result of an investigation by PBS digital science series “NOVA” and author and journalist James Bamford, who gained unrestricted access to the entire archive Edward Snowden took from the NSA, including hundreds of thousands of documents not yet released, said PBS.