New Wars, New Warriors

The Leaker - Edward Snowden

I'm not Edward Snowden, I just play him on TV

Arnas Fedaravičius is a 23-year-old actor who plays "James Snow," a character on a Russian spy mini-series who seems suspiciously like former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. So what's it's like to be Snowden, right down to the glasses?

I'm not Edward Snowden, I just play him on TV
The digital activist

Meet one of Turkey's original digital protesters — and see how she's keeping up the fight for change

Meet one of Turkey's original digital protesters — and see how she's keeping up the fight for change
The sign outside the headquarters of the US Army's new Cyber School at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The school is part of the Army's creation of a new cyberwarfare branch.

The Army is getting serious about cyberwarfare

The Army is getting serious about cyberwarfare
The drone operator.

You fly over foreign lands, maybe kill people, then drive home for dinner

You fly over foreign lands, maybe kill people, then drive home for dinner
The Digital Diplomat

Kosovo can't get recognition from the UN, but it can get it from Facebook

Kosovo can't get recognition from the UN, but it can get it from Facebook
The World

Facebook annexed Kosovo — and that’s a good thing

Getting your country recognized by the United Nations is an important step for global recognition. But it may be a bigger deal when Facebook acknowledges statehood. That's just what happened for Kosovo. Now when you tag your friends in a photo at a posh bar in Pristina, you can list Kosovo as the location.

Facebook annexed Kosovo — and that’s a good thing
Rasha Abdulla overlooking Tahrir Square just hours before Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power.

Egypt's social media activists cannot depend solely on Twitter, Facebook

Protesters responded to Facebook invitations to help topple Egypt's leader in 2011. These days, a person could be jailed for posting such an invitation.

Egypt's social media activists cannot depend solely on Twitter, Facebook
A man in a Guy Fawkes mask smokes while joining supporters of the Anonymous movement taking part in the global "Million Mask March" protests in New York, on November 5, 2014.

For many geeks, Anonymous is the gateway drug to political and social activism

Anonymous has evolved from a band of online pranksters into a legitimate group focused on social activism. But just how much impact is it making? It's uneven, but that doesn't mean the group isn't making a difference, especially in the lives of budding activists.

For many geeks, Anonymous is the gateway drug to political and social activism
The Cyber Warrior

Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side

Chris Doman doesn't want to scare you, but cyber attacks are only getting worse. That's why some hackers like him are pouring their time into "network defense," trying to keep out cyber intruders that want to steal everything from credit card numbers to industrial secrets.

Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side