Edward Snowden is a 31 year old US citizen, former Intelligence Community officer and whistleblower. The documents he revealed provided a vital public window into the NSA and its international intelligence partners’ secret mass surveillance programs and capabilities. Sep 11, 2013 · NSA leaker Edward Snowden – Snowden's refugee document granted by Russia is seen during a news conference in Moscow on August 1. Snowden slipped quietly out of the airport after securing Oct 24, 2019 · Edward Snowden now lives in Russia to avoid prosecution in the US Credit: AFP. Snowden, 36, is a former National Security Agency contractor who spent seven years working for the NSA and CIA. Mar 25, 2014 · NSA fugitive Edward Snowden is still making waves. And he warns that more secrets will be revealed. Here are some of the biggest bombshells he's exposed so far. Sep 16, 2016 · Here is everything that Snowden’s leaks revealed between 2013 and 2014: • The NSA spied on the Vatican (the Panorama website did not cite Snowden as the source). — Oct. 30, 2013.
Jun 12, 2013 · Asked whether he agreed with Nelson’s description of Snowden’s leak as an act of treason, [Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby] Chambliss replied: “If it’s not, it’s pretty damn close.”
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By October 2013, Snowden's disclosures had created tensions between the U.S. and some of its close allies after they revealed that the U.S. had spied on Brazil, France, Mexico, Britain, China, Germany, and Spain, as well as 35 world leaders, most notably German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said "spying among friends" was unacceptable and compared the NSA with the Stasi.