Welcome to Axis ProRata, where we take just 10 minutes to get you smarter on the collision

of tech, business, and politics. Sponsored by TSX Broadway. I'm Dan Premack. On today's show,

why BuzzFeed just took the buzzsaw to its payroll and the latest in government shut down stupidity.

But first, soccer's Edward Snowden. Last week, a 30-year-old man named Ruiz Pinto was arrested in Hungary,

where he faces extradition to his native Portugal on charges of extortion and violations of secrecy.

Basically, Pinto is the man behind a website called Football Leaks, which, where he and American,

would probably have been called Soccer Leaks. In its four years of existence, football leaks has produced a treasure trove of damning information

against top world soccer officials and some of its biggest stars.

And that's included having an impact in global courtrooms, including this past Tuesday,

when Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo was fined over $20 million after pleading guilty to tax fraud in Spain.

Plus, there's a sexual assault case against Ronaldo which has been reopened, again for which

football leagues deserves credit.

Now, Pinto, of course, is not supposed to have the information he has.

He's a soccer fan, not a soccer official or a team employee.

So that's a big distinction between him and Edward Snowden.

But the basic question

remains the same. When should a hacker be called a whistleblower? And given the protections that come

along with that classification, it's something a judge in Hungary will soon have to decide about

Pinto, and that ruling matters a lot because other potential Pinto's, potential Snowden's, will be

watching closely and using the judge's decision to determine their own future actions.

In 20 seconds, we'll go deeper with Kendall Baker, editor of Axios Sports.

But first, this.

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