The Pros And Cons Of Edward Snowden

Privacy is an important personal privilege that every individual wants to have. You don’t want others knowing everything about you or observing move. If you were told you were being watched this very moment, would your actions change? The government has surveillance on things us normal citizens wouldn’t even imagine. In 2013, a security technician of the Central Intelligence Agent (CIA), named Edward Snowden, gathered and leaked information on the United States government’s surveillance program("Edward Snowden."). Snowden was labeled as a “whistleblower”. This term means he revealed secret information to the public, because he felt it was their right to know(Merriam-Webster.com). Snowden leaked the information, because he felt it would safeguard privacy and liberty. He wanted the people to decide whether these programs are right for our privacy(Starr). His actions are controversial as some
His assignments included collecting information of terrorism. Along with the terrorist information, the government was also keeping citizens data such as phone calls and emails. He began to gather evidence of the government surveillance. Snowden resigned from the CIA after no change in security policy in 2009, when Barack Obama became president.("Edward Snowden.").
After leaving the CIA, Snowden was firm consulting and subcontracting for Dell and Booz Allen. Allen was another subcontractor for the NSA. While working for the NSA, he continued to investigate on government private documents. He began to see more, and more of the NSA surveillance policies which disturbed him. In 2013, Snowden gathered enough information, and then he made his way to Hong Kong, China. Snowden met with The Guardian to share what he gathered from the NSA. The Guardian and The Washington Post published his leaks. The leaks spread like wildfire (Biography.com