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    - Edward Snowden leaked top secret NSA documents in 2013 revealing that the NSA was tracking phone calls and electronic communications of US citizens and foreigners without their consent. - Snowden was charged with espionage and theft but fled to Hong Kong and later Russia where he was granted asylum. - Snowden believes the NSA surveillance program threatens democracy and that the public has a right to know how the government is tracking them and have a say in whether they agree. His leaks have sparked debate over surveillance and privacy.

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    - Edward Snowden leaked top secret NSA documents in 2013 revealing that the NSA was tracking phone calls and electronic communications of US citizens and foreigners without their consent. - Snowden was charged with espionage and theft but fled to Hong Kong and later Russia where he was granted asylum. - Snowden believes the NSA surveillance program threatens democracy and that the public has a right to know how the government is tracking them and have a say in whether they agree. His leaks have sparked debate over surveillance and privacy.

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    - Edward Snowden leaked top secret NSA documents in 2013 revealing that the NSA was tracking phone calls and electronic communications of US citizens and foreigners without their consent. - Snowden was charged with espionage and theft but fled to Hong Kong and later Russia where he was granted asylum. - Snowden believes the NSA surveillance program threatens democracy and that the public has a right to know how the government is tracking them and have a say in whether they agree. His leaks have sparked debate over surveillance and privacy.

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    DillonWilliams

    12/4/13
    EdwardSnowdenNSAEssay

    TherehasbeensuspicionformanyyearsthataU.S.governmentagency,forexample
    theNSA(NationalSecurityAdministration)ormultipleagenciescouldbetrackingor
    surveillancingU.S.citizensandothernonU.S.citizensphonecalls,electronicmessages,
    andothertypesofrecordablecommunication.Thisinformationcouldbeusedagainstthemin
    acourtofalaw.AmannamedEdwardSnowdenwhowascontractedbyanagencyworking
    fortheNSAreleasedtopsecretdocumentsconfirmingthis.Manypeoplehavemixed
    thoughtsonwhatSnowdendid,andmorepeoplefromthegeneralpublicoftheUnitedStates
    areagreeingwithwhathedidthenfromthegovernment.
    OnJune12,2013SnowdenspokewithamediaoutletinHongKongandadmittedthat
    hewastheonethatreleasedthetopsecretdocumentsfromtheNSAthathadbeenleaked
    earlierbyTheGuardian,aBritishnewspaper.HealsospokeabouthisworkfortheNSAand
    howeasyitwasforhimtogetanyonesemails,byjusthavingtheiremailaddress.Dueto
    this,SnowdenwasgivenmultiplechargesbytheUScourts.Thechargesincludeespionage
    andtheftofgovernmentproperty.HeleftHongKongshortlyaftertheinterviewandwas
    aimingtoreachCuba,howeverhewasstuckinRussiaattheairportstransitcenterandhe
    realizedhewouldbecaught.Luckily,afteracoupleofmonthsstayingatthetransitcenterhe
    wasgrantedtemporaryasylumuntilnextyear.SnowdenistryingtonowlearnRussianand
    hasaRussianlawyer.HealsonowhasajobworkingataRussiancomputercompany.
    EdwardSnowdenwasborninNorthCarolinaonJune21,1983.Heiscurrently30
    yearsold.Afterhedroppedoutofhighschool,heattendedAnneArundelCommunity
    College,andtheUniversityofLiverpool.HelaterearnedaGED.Hedidspendtimeatthe
    ArmyReservesgettingspecialforcestraining,however,hedidntcompletetrainingandleft
    duetoaleginjury.Hethensoonafter,gotajobattheNSAasasecurityguard.Somehow
    afterthis,hewasabletogetaninformationtechnologyjobattheCentralIntelligenceAgency.
    TheCIAhadstationedhiminSwitzerland.In2009,helefttoworkforpubliccontractors,one
    ofthemDellandtheotherBoozAllenHamilton.WithBoozAllenHamilton,hehadbeen
    shippedaroundtoJapanthenfinallytoHawaiiwherehehadbeenworkingbeforehewenton
    therunandleakedtopsecretsoftheNSA.
    SnowdendidwhathedidbecausehefeelsthatNSAstrackingofAmericanswillonly
    getworseinthefutureandespeciallysinceSnowdensaidtheNSAisfocusedongetting
    intelligenceinanywayitcan..Healsobelievesthatthisisadangertodemocracy.Snowden
    isamanwhoalsobelievesintherightthatAmericansshouldknowhowthegovernmentis
    secretlytrackingthemandtheyshouldbeabletohaveinasayinwhethertheyagreewithit
    ornot.ThisissupportedbywhenSnowdensaidTherightnessorwrongnessofgovernment
    monitoringshouldbedecidedbythepublic..HealsosaysIdidtheworldapublicservice..
    ThisissupportedbymanynewsagenciesincludingCNNwhichsaysthattheNSAisamong
    theworstsurveillanceoffenders.Bydoingthis,Snowdenisfightinghumanrightsaswell.He
    wasevenafinalistforaEuropeanHumanRightsAward,TheSakharovPrize,howeverthe
    prizewasawardedtoanotherfinalist.

    Americasresponsetothishasbeenveryclosetobeinghalfandhalfinsurveys.Half
    ofAmericancitizensbelievethatSnowdenisatraitor,whiletheotherhalfdoesnot.Itseems
    thereismoretrustinAmericansthattheNSAisusingtheirpersonaldataappropriately.This
    isproveninasurveyinwhichAmericanrespondentssaidthat77%oftheissueof
    governmentsurveillanceofthepublicsinternetcommunicationsisveryorquiteimportant
    tothem.Whereas,moreCanadians(78%)andmoreBritons(82%)saiditwasimportantto
    them.MoreCanadiansandBritonssaythatSnowdenisaherothanAmericans.Anotable
    person,JimmyWales,thefounderofWikipediahassaidthatSnowdenisaheroinhis
    opinion.U.S.President,BarackObama,hassaidthatwhattheNSAisdoingisokayandthat
    theycannotandwillnotopenyourphonecallrecords,phonerecordings,electronicmessages
    oranyotherelectroniccommunicationwithoutprobablecauseandawarrant.Hesaidalso
    thatthatthisisokaybecausewehavefederalcourtsandCongressregulatingthis.Healso
    believesthattherearetradeoffsforoursecurity,andthattherearechecksandbalancesin
    place.HealsosaysthatthefederalcourtsandCongressareregulatingthis.Hesaidthatthe
    2015programgetsourdatafromserviceproviders(suchasVerizon)inbulk.Callpairshave
    nonames,nocontent,onlythephonenumbersdialedandhowmanytimes,andthedateand
    time.Healsosaidthe702programdoesntapplytoanyAmericanpersonandtheprogram
    involvesforeignmonitoring.
    Recently,theNSAhascomeoutwithareportasaresultlikelyduetowhatEdward
    Snowdenleaked.ThereportsaysthatToprotectprivacy,civilliberties,andsecurity,theNSA
    oughttobereformed.ThereportalsocameoutsoonafteraFederalJudgesaidthattheNSA
    programislikelyunconstitutional.Anewssource,TheAssociatedPresssaidU.S.District
    CourtJudgeRichardLeonorderedtheNSAtostopcollectingphonerecordsoftwoplaintiffs
    whobroughtthelawsuit,butstayedhisowndecisionwhilethegovernmentappeals.
    Reportedly,MarkPincus,thefounderofZynga,whichhasmanypopularonlinegames,
    includingonthesocialnetworkingwebsiteFacebook,suchasFarmville,hasaskedPresident
    ObamatopardonEdwardSnowden.PresidentObamaalsoreportedlytoldthefounderof
    Zynga,thathecouldntdothis.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowthegovernmentmonitors
    citizensurveillancingandtrackinginthefuture.

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