US whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned about the global threat to privacy when he delivered the Channel 4 Alternative Christmas Message - his first recorded TV interview since he was given asylum in Russia.
The US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is to deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message tomorrow - in what is thought his first TV interview since arriving in Moscow.
Snowden is to explain why he believes privacy is important, declaring: "Great Britain’s George Orwell warned us of the danger of this kind of information.
"The types of collection in the book – microphones and video cameras, TVs that watch us are nothing compared to what we have available today. We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go.
"Think about what this means for the privacy of the average person."
The Alternative Christmas Message will broadcast on Channel 4 at 4.15pm on Christmas Day. It will also be available to view on 4oD.
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