Snowden Warns 'Guard Your Online Info'

Former National Security Agent Eric Snowden, who leaked thousands of top secret documents, spoke publicly Monday for the first time since fleeing the United States.

Snowden addressed an interactive festival in Texas by Skype from Russia. He encouraged the audience to guard their online information and to act as watchdogs.

"The government has the ability to deprive you of rights...any country that have police powers, they have military powers, they have intelligence power, they can kill you, jail you, they can surveille you," Snowden said.

"It's important to remember that Americans benefit profoundly because we have the most to lose from being hacked," he continued.

Snowden said he has no regrets about leaking the NSA documents.