Snowden spy leaks shook the world, a decade later, what’s changed?
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Published 2023-06-05
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In 2013, a 29-year-old US government intelligence employee came to Hong Kong to secretly meet with journalists. Edward Snowden leaked tens of thousands of top-secret documents showing that his employer, the National Security Agency (NSA), was illegally seizing the private records of billions of individuals who had not been suspected of any wrongdoing. Becoming one of the world’s most polarising whistle-blowers, Snowden revealed that the US was spying on countries and leaders, worked together with big tech to gain access to user’s private data, and was collaborating with national security agencies of Australia, Canada and the UK in its mass surveillance. What were the repercussions of the Snowden leaks, and what other major disclosures have taken place since that have exposed a system of illegal mass surveillance and privacy breaches in the digital age?
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All Comments (21)
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Snowden will always be a hero. It is too bad it didn't wake people up but he remains a hero.
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And they said the Chinese government spying on their civilians and disrespecting their privacy..what a joke 🤣🤣
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We are still trying to prosecute a whistle blower a decade after the fact. Depressing...
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Then they yell at the TikTok CEO and banned TikTok but FB, IG, and so on are still not banned
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Cyber operation is not only about invading your privacy. It is also impact us by changing our opinion by using any kind necessary, like memes.
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The man did THE WHOLE WORLD a favour.
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Nothing has changed, they're still doing what they used to do
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Snowden was lucky enough to ended up accidentally in Moscow's airport not in some other democratic country with high democratic values It saved him from Julian Assanges fate
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Wish Assange and his family were in Russia free like Snowden. Both heroes
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He should win noble prize for what he did, he save the world from extensive and harmful US espionage.
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Concerning Huawei, UK didn't follow suit, they were forced into it by USA.
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American accusing Huawei. 😂 The world biggest thief is crying loud.
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For eveyones information he ISNT a spy, he is a whistleblower
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As a Homeland Security major who have been through many documents from the various government agencies, scrutinizing the US Patriotic Act as late as last week l, I find it interesting that the public did nothing to have Snowden returned to America without any charge. The patriotic act definitely allowed and still allows government overreach on citizens civil liberties and constitutional rights. Not like what he did was false, he spoke truth because some codes have been amended however, congress have failed the citizens. Think about the national database for Muslims created to spy on Muslims in NY, the drone strikes in Syria, Afghan invasion etc, all permitted under the patriotic act and endorsed by the executive branch. No one from the government has been held accountable particularly those sanctioning the acts but they want to put Snowden away for life.
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He is the real hero he gave up his freedom
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" We found that facts had become more persuasive than fear." -Edward Snowden
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After all these revelations, the UN & West is more concerned with the surveillance done by China Malaysia Korea, etc, but not with the countries he exposed 😂
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Nothing has changed, people still will give up their privacy for nothing in return
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I actually thought the government was going to send assassins after him the way it's done in the movies
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To sum up the whole point, basically saying Uncle Sam can spy on us but we are not allowed to do the same.
