Edward snowden stole hundreds of thousands of highly classified secrets and handed them to journalists while holed up in a hong kong hotel room. He uncovered many global surveillance programs run by the nsa with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and european governments With that simple message, sent in december 2012 from former nsa contractor edward snowden to guardian reporter glenn greenwald, the biggest leak of government secrets in history was set in motion.
Edward Snowden Leaked up to 200,000 NSA Top Secret Documents
What did edward snowden do
Edward snowden, a former nsa contractor, leaked classified information in 2013 revealing global surveillance programs conducted by the nsa and its international partners, sparking worldwide debates on privacy and government transparency.
The snowden archive this repository is a complete collection of all documents leaked by former national security agency contractor and whistleblower edward snowden that have subsequently been published by news media around the world If you notice something is missing or wrong, please file an issue or tweet at @iamcryptoki.