Edward Snowden speaks at Consumer Electronics Show disguised as a robot

The whistleblower made a virtual appearance at Las Vegas tech convention through Suitable's Beam, a screen-on-wheels robot with subversive potential

There are lots of people pitching fancy gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show this week here. Add to that list: Edward Snowden.

The former National Security Agency contractor, famous for handing over western government secrets to the Guardian and other publications, made a virtual appearance at the Suitable Technologies booth here. This was possible because Snowden was speaking from Suitable's Beam, a sort of roaming screen on wheels used for remote commuting and virtual meetings.