ESPIONAGE Edward Joseph Snowden Edward Joseph Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency employee, and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 without prior authorization. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. On May 20, 2013, Snowden flew to Hong Kong after leaving his job at a NSA facility in Hawaii. In June 2013, he revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists. Snowden came to international attention after stories based on the material appeared in and Further disclosures The Guardian The Washington Post. were made by other newspapers including and Der Spiegel The New York His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, Times. many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. On June 21, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges against Snowden of two counts of violating the and theft of government property. On June 23, 2013 he flew to Moscow, Russia. Later that summer, Russian authorities granted him one-year asylum, which was later extended to three years. As of 2016, he was still living in an undisclosed location in Russia while seeking asylum elsewhere. 18 SUNDAY Fathers’ Day 19 MONDAY
ESPIONAGE Edward Joseph Snowden Edward Joseph Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency employee, and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 without prior authorization. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. On May 20, 2013, Snowden flew to Hong Kong after leaving his job at a NSA facility in Hawaii. In June 2013, he revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists. Snowden came to international attention after stories based on the material appeared in The Guardian and The Washington Post. Further disclosures were made by other newspapers including Der Spiegel and The New York Times. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. On June 21, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges against Snowden of two counts of violating the and theft of government property. On June 23, 2013 he flew to Moscow, Russia. Later that summer, Russian authorities granted him one-year asylum, which was later extended to three years. As of 2016, he was still living in an undisclosed location in Russia while seeking asylum elsewhere. SUNDAY 18 Fathers’ Day MONDAY 19
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