Edward Snowden

Snowden, 39, fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013

While govts’ illegal actions are drained down the Orwellian hole, people’s actions become their permanent record

Former CIA agent has been living in Russia since leaking classified documents to press in 2013

US has charged Snowden with espionage and theft of state secrets

'A government willing to trade public awareness for political comfort may rule, but they do not lead,' he said.

The impoverished refugees living hand to mouth in the city took in the former NSA contractor in 2013

Snowden was not on Obama's list of commutations or pardons

Washington has maintained the threat of prosecuting Assange over the 2010 leak, though no charges have been filed

Former US spy agency contractor states that democratic checks and balances were losing ground to authoritarianism

ISPs were reportedly targeted by the NSA between 2000 and 2004

Most material he stole from the NSA was not about invasions of privacy, but revealed intelligence and defense programs

The ex intelligence contractor has spent three years in exile after initiating the largest data leaks in US history

The actor traveled to Russia to meet Snowden who is in exile

It released a slew of never-before-published documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

The NSA has steadfastly declined to comment on whether it has been the victim of a security breach

A working prototype is likely to be out by next year

According to the accusations, David Cameron's father ran offshore fund that paid zero UK tax for 30 years

Snowden says he wants a trial where he could make 'a public interest defense' then have jurors decide his case

The report cites documents leaked by rogue US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden

Snowden pulls in more than 171,000 followers in about an hour but follows only one

US administration has branded Snowden a hacker and a traitor who endangered lives by revealing NSA spying program.