The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA’s history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows.
From the Guardian (UK).
June 9, 2013
The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.
The Guardian, after several days of interviews, is revealing his identity at his request. From the moment he decided to disclose numerous top-secret documents to the public, he was determined not to opt for the protection of anonymity. “I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong,” he said.
June 12, 2013 at 9:43 pm
Much Ado About Nothing
Privacy for the masses, does not exist and has not existed for many many years.
Google has the largest collection of personal information on you and every person that uses the Internet, its far greater than any government agency has collected, Microsoft, Yahoo have their own collections and the list goes on.
101 every email/text is stored, every phone conversation (it’s all digital) is stored. Every site you have visited on the interned is stored.
June 10, 2013 at 4:42 pm
……and the walls came tumbling down.
As my old man used to say, “Truth will out”.