Synopsis <\/p>\n
Born in North Carolina in 1983, Edward Snowden worked for the National Security Agency through subcontractor Booz Allen in the NSA's Oahu office. After only three months, Snowden began collecting top-secret documents regarding NSA domestic surveillance practices, which he found disturbing. After Snowden fled to Hong Kong, China, newspapers began printing the documents that he had leaked to them, <\/p>\n
\"I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things ... I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under.\" <\/p>\n
Edward Snowden <\/p>\n
\"I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions, but I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant.\" <\/p>\n
Edward Snowden <\/p>\n
\"I'm willing to sacrifice [my former life] because I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.\" <\/p>\n
Edward Snowden <\/p>\n
\"I had been looking for leaders, but I realized that leadership is about being the first to act.\" <\/p>\n
Edward Snowden <\/p>\n
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