Aug 11, 2013 · The Snowden leaks also included information about a program called PRISM, which allows the NSA and its contractors to track the internet activity—emails, messages, video calls, etc.—of foreign persons of interest, including when those persons were in contact with Americans. The information is from nine leading Internet firms: Google
Jun 18, 2020 · Edward Snowden's 10 Most Important NSA Surveillance Leaks we discuss former CIA subcontractor Edward Snowden’s 10 most important NSA leaks regarding government surveillance. Jan 17, 2014 · Obama hits Snowden over NSA leaks. he acknowledged the role leaker and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden played in spurring those changes, but said Snowden’s actions Jun 28, 2018 · Former CIA contractor Edward Snowden has carried out one of the biggest leaks in US history, exposing a top-secret NSA surveillance program to the media. Leading tech companies were revealed to be involved in intelligence gathering through PRISM s Sep 20, 2013 · Critics of the NSA's secret surveillance hoped the debate that followed Edward Snowden's leaks would prompt the NSA to rethink the operation. Instead, one of the most noticeable effects so far has Jun 10, 2013 · Opinion Roundup: Edward Snowden And The NSA Leaks The man who leaked details of two secret U.S. surveillance programs told The Guardian that he hopes to trigger a national debate about the NSA Jun 06, 2020 · The NSA Actively Works Against Internet Encryption. Again, we can see another scary revelation for internet users all over the world as Snowden’s leaks also revealed that the NSA had teams of agents tasked with breaking down widely-used encryption and security measures used online. On society. In July 2013, media critic Jay Rosen defined the Snowden effect as "Direct and indirect gains in public knowledge from the cascade of events and further reporting that followed Edward Snowden's leaks of classified information about the surveillance state in the U.S." In December 2013, The Nation wrote that Snowden had sparked an overdue debate about national security and individual
When whistleblower Edward Snowden decided to go public with his knowledge of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance in 2013, he made history. Snowden was a subcontractor and a CIA employee when he leaked the classified documents to the public. How the NSA Spying Programs Have Changed Since Snowden
Jan 17, 2014 · Obama hits Snowden over NSA leaks. he acknowledged the role leaker and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden played in spurring those changes, but said Snowden’s actions
NSA documents obtained by whistleblower Edward Snowden confirm the existence of ECHELON, a secret surveillance network spying on satellite communications. Set up by the US and the UK in the 1960s, ECHELON was the precursor of today’s global dragnet. Feb 07, 2020 · Edward Snowden is preparing to ask the Russian government to extend his residence permit, a lawyer for the fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor reportedly said Friday. Gellman led The Washington Post's reporting of Snowden's disclosures, which earned him, Greenwald and Poitras a Pulitzer Prize in 2014. Tuesday marked the release of his new book, Dark Mirror, about his work with Snowden. Snowden fled to Hong Kong in May 2013, days before before his leaks were made public, to escape US prosecution. The continuing saga of former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden — along with revelations of aggressive Justice Department prying into reporting by The Associated Press and Fox