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Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a United States and naturalized Russian citizen who was a computer intelligence consultant and whistleblower who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 when he was an employee and subcontractor. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments and prompted a cultural discussion about national security and individual privacy. In 2013, Snowden was hired by an NSA contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, after previous employment with Dell and the CIA. Snowden says he gradually became disillusioned with the programs with which he was involved, and that he tried to raise his ethical concerns through internal channels but was ignored. On May 20, 2013, Snowden flew to Hong Kong after leaving his job at an NSA facility in Hawaii, and in early June he revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, and Ewen MacAskill. Snowden came to international attention after stories based on the material appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, and other publications. On June 21, 2013, the United States Department of Justice unsealed charges against Snowden of two counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and theft of government property, following which the Department of State revoked his passport. Two days later, he flew into Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport, where Russian authorities observed the canceled passport, and he was restricted to the airport terminal for over one month. Russia later granted Snowden the right of asylum with an initial visa for residence for one year, which was subsequently repeatedly extended. In October 2020, he was granted permanent residency in Russia. In September 2022, Snowden was granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin, and on December 2, 2022 he swore the oath of allegiance. A subject of controversy, Snowden has been variously praised and condemned for his leaks.

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Notable quotes

“You can't come up against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. If they want to get you, over time they will.”
— Edward Snowden, NSA files source: 'If they want to get you, in time they will', The Guardian (June 10, 2013).
“The government and intelligence services of the United States of America have attempted to make an example of me, a warning to all others who might speak out as I have. I have been made stateless and hounded for my act of political expression.”
— Edward Snowden accuses US of illegal, aggressive campaign in his first appearance in the airport, published by The Guardian 12 July 2013.
“There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law.”
— Snowden's first U.S. television interview, to NBC's Brian Williams; Snowden: "Sometimes To Do The Right Thing You Have to Break a Law", Gawker (May 29, 2014)]
“It is we who infuse life with meaning through our actions and the stories we create with them.”
— Penguin Books 2015 edition, p. 45.
“Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”
— Reddit (May 21, 2015)
“Politics: the art of convincing decent people to forget the lesser of two evils is also evil.”
— Twitter (June 11, 2016)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a United States and naturalized Russian citizen who was a computer intelligence consultant and whistleblower who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 when he was an employee and subcontractor. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments and prompted a cultural discussion about national security and individual privacy. In 2013, Snowden was hired by an NSA contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, after previous employment with Dell and the CIA. Snowden says he gradually became disillusioned with the programs with which he was involved, and that he tried to raise his ethical concerns through internal channels but was ignored. On May 20, 2013, Snowden flew to Hong Kong after leaving his job at an NSA facility in Hawaii, and in early June he revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, and Ewen MacAskill. Snowden came to international attention after stories based on the material appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, and other publications. On June 21, 2013, the United States Department of Justice unsealed charges against Snowden of two counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and theft of government property, following which the Department of State revoked his passport. Two days later, he flew into Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport, where Russian authorities observed the canceled passport, and he was restricted to the airport terminal for over one month. Russia later granted Snowden the right of asylum with an initial visa for residence for one year, which was subsequently repeatedly extended. In October 2020, he was granted permanent residency in Russia. In September 2022, Snowden was granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin, and on December 2, 2022 he swore the oath of allegiance. A subject of controversy, Snowden has been variously praised and condemned for his leaks.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“You can't come up against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. If they want to get you, over time they will.”
— Edward Snowden, NSA files source: 'If they want to get you, in time they will', The Guardian (June 10, 2013).
“The government and intelligence services of the United States of America have attempted to make an example of me, a warning to all others who might speak out as I have. I have been made stateless and hounded for my act of political expression.”
— Edward Snowden accuses US of illegal, aggressive campaign in his first appearance in the airport, published by The Guardian 12 July 2013.
“There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law.”
— Snowden's first U.S. television interview, to NBC's Brian Williams; Snowden: "Sometimes To Do The Right Thing You Have to Break a Law", Gawker (May 29, 2014)]
“It is we who infuse life with meaning through our actions and the stories we create with them.”
— Penguin Books 2015 edition, p. 45.
“Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”
— Reddit (May 21, 2015)
“Politics: the art of convincing decent people to forget the lesser of two evils is also evil.”
— Twitter (June 11, 2016)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a United States and naturalized Russian citizen who was a computer intelligence consultant and whistleblower who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 when he was an employee and subcontractor. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments and prompted a cultural discussion about national security and individual privacy.

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Citizenfour

2014 · as Self

Edward Snowden across IJR

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