Edward Snowden is currently residing in Russia after leaving Hong Kong on June 23, 2013. He has been granted asylum until 2020. Snowden’s reason for coming to Hong Kong resulted in the biggest and most publicized information leak in U.S. history. When Glenn Greenwald, a commentator for The Guardian , landed in Hong Kong, he had already gotten documents from Snowden dealing with the NSA Prism program, which secretly collected internet communications from major U.S. internet companies. Greenwald was told to meet with Snowden in the Mira Hotel on the third floor. Snowden was very careful about meeting Greenwald, so he instructed him to ask where a certain restaurant was in a loud tone. After successfully finding Snowden, Greenwald was
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Bush policies. George W. Bush signed the Protect America Act in 2007. It gave the the U.S. to surveil “suspected foreign targets” without warrants. The PRISM Program soon came after and was continued by the Obama Administration. Barack Obama stated “You can’t have 100 percent security and then also have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience. You know, we’re going to have to make some choices as a society.” on June 7, 2013. Edward Snowden was very critical of this belief and practice, and so am I. What Snowden did was one of the most patriotic acts a person can do. He had the courage to call out his own government when it was wrong. Many people think that the government is always right, and that you should never question their decisions. That is the complete opposite of what you should do. Just because most government officials and politicians are well educated and elected “fairly”, doesn't mean you have accept everything they say or do. People should always question authority. The people have a right speak against their government. Our government has lied to us on numerous occasions, and the American public should never take anything said as true before
Bush policies. George W. Bush signed the Protect America Act in 2007. It gave the the U.S. to surveil “suspected foreign targets” without warrants. The PRISM Program soon came after and was continued by the Obama Administration. Barack Obama stated “You can’t have 100 percent security and then also have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience. You know, we’re going to have to make some choices as a society.” on June 7, 2013. Edward Snowden was very critical of this belief and practice, and so am I. What Snowden did was one of the most patriotic acts a person can do. He had the courage to call out his own government when it was wrong. Many people think that the government is always right, and that you should never question their decisions. That is the complete opposite of what you should do. Just because most government officials and politicians are well educated and elected “fairly”, doesn't mean you have accept everything they say or do. People should always question authority. The people have a right speak against their government. Our government has lied to us on numerous occasions, and the American public should never take anything said as true before