Edward Snowden

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Aliases:
Edward J. Snowden, Snowden, Эдуард Сноуден, and 34 others Едвард Сноуден, エドワード スノーデン, എഡ്വേർഡ് സ്‌നോഡെൻ, Eduard Snouden, เอ็ดเวิร์ด สโนว์เดน, এডওয়ার্ড স্নোডেন, এডৱাৰ্ড স্ন'ডেন, ఎడ్వర్డ్ స్నోడెన్, エドワード・スノーデン, ایڈورڈ سنوڈن, إدوارد سنودين, אדוארד סנודן, ئێدوارد سنۆدن, 에드워드 스노든, एड्वर्ड स्नोडेन, Edvard Snouden, எட்வேர்ட் சுனோவ்டன், Էդվարդ Սնոուդեն, Έντουαρντ Σνόουντεν, Ėdvard Snouden, 에드워드스노든, Эдуард Сновден, 爱德华·斯诺登, Edvards Snoudens, Эдвард Сноуден, ادوارد اسنودن, 愛德華史諾登, 愛德華斯諾登, 愛德華·斯諾登, Edward Snowden, Edward Joseph Snowden, ਐਡਵਰਡ ਸਨੋਡੇਨ, Едуард Сноудън, Эдвард Сноўдэн
Born:
June 20, 1983

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Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a former computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 when he was an employee and subcontractor for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 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 …

Books by Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden: Permanent Record (2019, Macmillan) No rating

Permanent Record

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Edward Snowden: Mémoires Vives (Paperback, French language, 2019, Seuil)

Mémoires Vives

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Edward Snowden: Eterna Vigilância (português language, Planeta)

Eterna Vigilância

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