# Richard Ledgett: The NSA responds to Edward Snowden’s TED Talk

After a surprise appearance by Edward Snowden at TED2014, Chris Anderson said: "If the NSA wants to respond, please do." And yes, they did. Appearing by video, NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett answers Anderson’s questions about the balance between security and protecting privacy.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2014
- Runtime: 33 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/RichardLedgett_2014)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/RichardLedgett_2014?play=1)