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| '''Edward Snowden''' is a technical contractor and a ] who released ] on the ] ]'s ] to investigative journalist ] in June 2013.<ref name="guardian-reveal">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance?CMP=twt_gu|title=Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind revelations of NSA surveillance|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|coauthors=Ewen MacAskill|date=9 June 2013|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=9 June 2013|location=]}}</ref> | '''Edward Snowden''' is a technical contractor and a ] who released ] on the ] ]'s ] to investigative journalist ] in June 2013.<ref name="guardian-reveal">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance?CMP=twt_gu|title=Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind revelations of NSA surveillance|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|coauthors=Ewen MacAskill|date=9 June 2013|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=9 June 2013|location=]}}</ref> | ||
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==Personal life== | ||
| In 2003, Edward Snowden enlisted in the ]. He then went to work as a security guard for an NSA facility at the <ref name="guardian-behindbio">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance|title=Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind revelations of NSA surveillance|last=Greenwald||date=9 June 2013|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=9 June 2013|location=]}}</ref> |
In 2003, Edward Snowden enlisted in the ]. He then went to work as a security guard for an NSA facility at the University of Maryland. <ref name="guardian-behindbio">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance|title=Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind revelations of NSA surveillance|last=Greenwald||date=9 June 2013|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=9 June 2013|location=]}}</ref> | ||
| When he left the United States for Hong Kong he had a home in Hawaii and a salary of "roughly $200,000." | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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| Edward Snowden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Snowden Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Occupation | Infrastructure Analyst |
| Employer | Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Known for | PRISM whistleblower |
Edward Snowden is a technical contractor and a whistleblower who released classified material on the United States National Security Agency's PRISM surveillance program to investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald in June 2013.
Personal life
In 2003, Edward Snowden enlisted in the United States Army. He then went to work as a security guard for an NSA facility at the University of Maryland.
See also
References
- Greenwald, Glenn (9 June 2013). "Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind revelations of NSA surveillance". The Guardian. Hong Kong: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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