Edward Snowden exposed the scale of American mass surveillance. He was a contractor working for the National Security Agency. In 2013 he passed thousands of secret documents to journalists. They revealed that intelligence agencies were collecting phone and internet data on huge numbers of people. The leaks set off a worldwide debate on privacy. The United States charged him under the Espionage Act. He fled to Russia, where he was later granted citizenship.
Key Milestones
2006: CIA – joins
2013: Leaks – NSA programmes revealed
2013: Russia – asylum
2019: Permanent Record – memoir
Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a former National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence contractor who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs.
Edward Snowden's birthday is June 21. He was born on June 21, 1983 in Elizabeth City, United States.
How old is Edward Snowden?
Edward Snowden is 43 years old, and turns 44 on his next birthday, June 21.
Who shares a birthday with Edward Snowden?
Famous people who share Edward Snowden's June 21 birthday include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Jean-Paul Sartre, Lana Del Rey, Benazir Bhutto and Chris Pratt.
