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Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American whistleblower who became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2022. In 2013, while working as a government contractor, Snowden leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA). He is currently under indictment for espionage.
With the help of journalist Ewen MacAskill, the information is disseminated to the press on June 5, 2013, with additional leaks published in the following days. In the aftermath, with the help of MacAskill, Greenwald and Poitras, Snowden is smuggled out of Hong Kong on a flight bound for Latin America by way of Russia.
Jun 18, 2024 · Edward Snowden, American intelligence contractor who in 2013 revealed the existence of secret wide-ranging information-gathering programs conducted by the NSA. He was charged with espionage and subsequently sought refuge in Russia.
Sep 16, 2016 · Snowden: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jaymes Butler. The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
Snowden | Official Trailer [HD] | Open Road Films. Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone, who brought Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and JFK to the big screen, tackles ...
Sep 16, 2019 · After 6 Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself. In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance ...
Jan 17, 2014 · Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the CIA, left the US in late May after leaking to the media details of extensive internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence.
