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Snowden: Heroic Or Villainous?

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Snowden, a popular name in cyber world. He is an American computer professional and formerly Central Intelligence Agency employee and contractor for US government. In 2013, without any authorization, he copied and disclosed classified information from the National Security Agency. Then after stories based on the material published, he came to an attention. Afterwards he was being called a hero, a whistleblower and a traitor. His disclosed information have driven arguments on mass surveillance and government confidentiality. The article talks about Snowden’s choice of disclosing the documents should be noticed as a heroic or villainous. “The U.S. government has always had to balance the need for data collection about potential threats
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