Edward Snowden's worst fear has not been realised – thankfully | Glenn Greenwald

The NSA whistleblower's only concern was that his disclosures would be met with apathy. Instead, they're leading to real reform

This column was written by Glenn Greenwald for the Guardian's newspaper edition

In my first substantive discussion with Edward Snowden, which took place via encrypted online chat, he told me he had only one fear. It was that the disclosures he was making, momentous though they were, would fail to trigger a worldwide debate because the public had already been taught to...