PersonDec 2005 – Dec 2013

Edward Snowden

NSA whistleblower who exposed global mass surveillance

Former NSA contractor who in 2013 leaked classified documents revealing the scope of U.S. and allied mass-surveillance programs. Now lives in Russia under asylum. His disclosures validated years of prior claims about domestic spying.

Edward Snowden

19 Documented Receipts

NSA's TAO unit intercepted computer hardware shipments to install surveillance implants before delivery

NSA secretly tapped the fiber-optic cables between Google and Yahoo data centers, collecting 181 million records in 30 days

Microsoft Secretly Worked with NSA to Bypass Skype Encryption

British intelligence illegally shared citizen data with NSA without warrants

Snowden was charged under the Espionage Act which offers no 'public interest' defense — he would be prohibited from explaining why he leaked

GCHQ's Tempora program tapped undersea fiber-optic cables to buffer and search all internet traffic passing through the UK

NSA's XKeyscore lets analysts search anyone's internet activity in real-time without authorization

NSA's Boundless Informant tool revealed they collected 97 billion pieces of intelligence from computer networks in one month

The NSA's MYSTIC program recorded every phone call in entire countries, not just metadata

NSA's PRISM program gave backdoor access to Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft servers

The NSA had direct access to servers of Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Yahoo, collecting 91% of internet intelligence

Five Eyes nations share surveillance data to spy on each other's citizens, circumventing domestic privacy laws

NSA can remotely activate phone microphones and cameras — even when the phone appears off

NSA collected phone records of every American — courts later ruled the program illegal

The Director of National Intelligence lied under oath to Congress about mass surveillance - and faced zero consequences

The US and Israel created Stuxnet, the world's first cyber weapon, to destroy Iran's nuclear centrifuges

The NSA planted a backdoor in a global encryption standard and paid RSA $10 million to make it the default

The NSA was conducting mass surveillance on American citizens' phone and internet communications

PRISM: 91% of internet via Google/Facebook/Apple under FISA 702

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Edward Snowden

19 Documented Receipts

NSA's TAO unit intercepted computer hardware shipments to install surveillance implants before delivery

NSA secretly tapped the fiber-optic cables between Google and Yahoo data centers, collecting 181 million records in 30 days

Microsoft Secretly Worked with NSA to Bypass Skype Encryption

British intelligence illegally shared citizen data with NSA without warrants

Snowden was charged under the Espionage Act which offers no 'public interest' defense — he would be prohibited from explaining why he leaked

GCHQ's Tempora program tapped undersea fiber-optic cables to buffer and search all internet traffic passing through the UK

NSA's XKeyscore lets analysts search anyone's internet activity in real-time without authorization

NSA's Boundless Informant tool revealed they collected 97 billion pieces of intelligence from computer networks in one month

The NSA's MYSTIC program recorded every phone call in entire countries, not just metadata

NSA's PRISM program gave backdoor access to Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft servers

The NSA had direct access to servers of Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Yahoo, collecting 91% of internet intelligence

Five Eyes nations share surveillance data to spy on each other's citizens, circumventing domestic privacy laws

NSA can remotely activate phone microphones and cameras — even when the phone appears off

NSA collected phone records of every American — courts later ruled the program illegal

The Director of National Intelligence lied under oath to Congress about mass surveillance - and faced zero consequences

The US and Israel created Stuxnet, the world's first cyber weapon, to destroy Iran's nuclear centrifuges

The NSA planted a backdoor in a global encryption standard and paid RSA $10 million to make it the default

The NSA was conducting mass surveillance on American citizens' phone and internet communications

PRISM: 91% of internet via Google/Facebook/Apple under FISA 702

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