This time last year, no one knew edward snowden But by the end of 2013, his name was on every top 10 list, and the revelations contained with the nsa documents he leaked have inspired today's. With that simple message, sent in december 2012 from former nsa contractor edward snowden to guardian reporter glenn greenwald, the biggest leak of government secrets in history was set in motion. Edward snowden stole hundreds of thousands of highly classified secrets and handed them to journalists while holed up in a hong kong hotel room. What did edward snowden do He uncovered many global surveillance programs run by the nsa with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and european governments
It prompted an important discussion about people’s privacy and national security in general. With the film snowden premiering friday, it's worth taking a look back at what secrets edward snowden actually revealed.
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