Tuesday, September 3, 2013

In era of leaks, Toronto film festival tackles transparency

File photo of Condon posing at the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" in Los Angeles By Mary Milliken and Julie Gordon LOS ANGELES/TORONTO (Reuters) - As director Bill Condon was finishing up his film "The Fifth Estate" about Julian Assange and anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden started leaking U.S. security documents, reigniting the public debate over secrecy, security and whistleblowing in the Internet era. "The same lines were being used, the same script was being recited, it was fascinating," said Condon. "And then Assange appeared and became part of the story. ...








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