What is it like to live inside an embassy? Julian Assange addressed the topic during a Skype conversation with Benjamin Palmer of The Barbarian Group at SXSW in Austin. Assange, who has been a political refugee inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June 2012, said it's "a bit like prison" because he's confined inside and is surrounded by police surveillance, though he acknowledged that prisoners have it much worse. The WikiLeaks founder also spoke at length about national security and Internet privacy during the occasionally buggy Skype conversation. At one point the conversation turned to fellow whistleblower Edward Snowden
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- 3/8/2014
- by Natalie Jarvey
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While SXSW may be known by the general public for its eclectic music and film festivals, this year’s interactive event – featuring live video interviews with Julian Assange and Edward Snowden – is sure to draw attention.
A Virtual Conversation With Julian Assange
Assange, the brain behind WikiLeaks, will speak to Benjamin Palmer of The Barbarian Group via satellite video on Saturday, March 8. The event will be held in Exhibit Hall 5 of the Austin Convention Center at 11 a.m. local time (Cst). The conversation will also be livestreaming from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Cst) on The Texas Tribune website.
“Assange will discuss the importance of online privacy, the ethical and political implications of releasing classified information into the public realm, and the concept of the ‘Internet Nation’,” reads the event description.
Assange will also touch on governments’ use of surveillance and the notions of privacy.
A Virtual Conversation With Edward Snowden...
A Virtual Conversation With Julian Assange
Assange, the brain behind WikiLeaks, will speak to Benjamin Palmer of The Barbarian Group via satellite video on Saturday, March 8. The event will be held in Exhibit Hall 5 of the Austin Convention Center at 11 a.m. local time (Cst). The conversation will also be livestreaming from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Cst) on The Texas Tribune website.
“Assange will discuss the importance of online privacy, the ethical and political implications of releasing classified information into the public realm, and the concept of the ‘Internet Nation’,” reads the event description.
Assange will also touch on governments’ use of surveillance and the notions of privacy.
A Virtual Conversation With Edward Snowden...
- 3/7/2014
- Uinterview
South Korean ad company Chiel Worldwide just signed a deal to acquire The Barbarian Group, the Boston-based digital shop best known for its work on Subservient Chicken and Esquire's augmented reality issue, and (ahem) its appearance on Fast Company's 2009 Most Innovative Companies list.
Benjamin Palmer, Tbg's CEO, told AdWeek that the time was right for a sale, and that Cheil is an ideal, if unlikely partner. "It's hard to grow beyond 70 people incrementally," he explained. "Cheil is excited about us and our creative approach. They have an international infrastructure, but they're just starting to do things like the deal we did with them."
As part of the deal, Tbg will move its headquarters to its New York Office and current agency heads Palmer, COO Rick Webb and Chief Experience Officer (huh?) Keith Butters will remain in charge.
"This is still The Barbarian Group, we're still called The Barbarian Group,...
Benjamin Palmer, Tbg's CEO, told AdWeek that the time was right for a sale, and that Cheil is an ideal, if unlikely partner. "It's hard to grow beyond 70 people incrementally," he explained. "Cheil is excited about us and our creative approach. They have an international infrastructure, but they're just starting to do things like the deal we did with them."
As part of the deal, Tbg will move its headquarters to its New York Office and current agency heads Palmer, COO Rick Webb and Chief Experience Officer (huh?) Keith Butters will remain in charge.
"This is still The Barbarian Group, we're still called The Barbarian Group,...
- 12/3/2009
- by Dan Macsai
- Fast Company
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