&gt; I would like to know how Snowden was connected to the people he eventually gave that information to<p>Snowden selected Greenwald and Poitras and reached out to them via email:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;08&#x2F;18&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;laura-poitras-snowden.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;08&#x2F;18&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;laura-poitras-sno...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Glenn_Greenwald#Contact_with_Edward_Snowden" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Glenn_Greenwald#Contact_with_E...</a>