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Revision as of 15:23, 17 June 2013
Edward Snowden is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton, a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA). In June, 2013, he instantly became known as one of America's biggest whistleblowers when he released classified material on top-secret NSA programs including the PRISM surveillance program to The Guardian and The Washington Post. On June 9, 2013, journalist Glenn Greenwald revealed, with his permission and full cooperation, his identity as the source of super-secret information on US digital data collection. [1]
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Data Leaked
On June 5, 2013, Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian reported on a top-secret court order requiring Verizon, "on an 'ongoing, daily basis' to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the US and between the US and other countries."[2]
Motivation for Leaking Top-Secret Government Data
On June 9, 2013, The Guardian revealed Snowden as the source of the leak, with his permission, as he gave an interview about his motivation. The Guardian asked: "Q: When did you decide to leak the documents?" Snowden responded: A: "You see things that may be disturbing. When you see everything you realise that some of these things are abusive. The awareness of wrong-doing builds up. There was not one morning when I woke up [and decided this is it]. It was a natural process. A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed in Obama's promises. I was going to disclose it [but waited because of his election]. He continued with the policies of his predecessor." [3]
Hiding and Search for Asylum
As of May 20, 2013, Snowden has been in Hong Kong but fears extradition to the U.S. He says his best hope for political asylum is Iceland.[1] Britain has warned airlines not to allow him to fly to the UK. [4]
Criticism & Praise
There are many who say Snowden is not a hero and should be imprisoned for leaking classified government information that was being collected to keep Americans safe from terrorism. [5]
Others call Snowden a hero and a whistleblower for revealing the extent of the personal data the U.S. collects from its citizens without a warrant. [6]
External Resources and Articles
June 17, 2013 Public Q&A
On Monday, June 17, 2013, Snowden held a live Q&A session published on the Guardian.
Articles
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations, The Guardian, June 9, 2013.
- ↑ Glenn Greenwald, NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily - Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama, The Guardian, June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Ewen MacAskill, Edward Snowden, NSA files source: 'If they want to get you, in time they will'Source for the Guardian's NSA files on why he carried out the biggest intelligence leak in a generation – and what comes next, The Guardian, June 9, 2013.
- ↑ AP, Britain to airlines: Don't let Edward Snowden fly to U.K. CBS News, June 14, 2013.
- ↑ Jeffrey Toobin, EDWARD SNOWDEN IS NO HERO, The New Yorker, June 10, 2013.
- ↑ John Cassidy, WHY EDWARD SNOWDEN IS A HERO, The New Yorker, June 10, 2013.
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