Edward Snowden

Updated: 11/16/2019 by Computer Hope
Edward Joseph Snowden

Name: Edward Joseph "Ed" Snowden

Born: June 21, 1983

Computer-related contributions

  • American computer professional.
  • Leaked classified information from the NSA (National Security Agency) to the mainstream media, revealing numerous global surveillance programs (starting in June 2013).
  • Former system administrator for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
  • Former counterintelligence trainer at the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency).
  • Charged with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information, and willful communication of classified intelligence to an unauthorized person (2013).
  • Presently living in asylum in Russia (as of 2019).

Honors and awards

  • Sam Adams Award (2013).
  • Right Livelihood Award (2014).
  • Stuttgart Peace Prize (2014).

Quotes

"Neither traitor nor hero. I'm an American."

"There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency."

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