Edward Snowden

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf whistleblower
computer professional
gptkbp:advocatesFor privacy rights
gptkbp:appearsIn Citizenfour
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:WikiLeaks
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Sam_Adams_Award
Gandhi Peace Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1983-06-21
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:criticism U.S._government_policies
gptkbp:education gptkb:Anne_Arundel_Community_College
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:hasChild unknown
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:David_Snowden
gptkb:Elizabeth_Snowden
gptkbp:hasGoals I hope that people will see that this is not just about me.
I am not a traitor.
I want to be able to go home.
I think the biggest problem we have is that we don't have a way to hold the government accountable.
I think that the government has a responsibility to protect its citizens.
I want to be able to live in a world where I can be free.
I did what I did because I believed I was doing the right thing.
Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn't be the price we accept for just getting on the Internet.
I don't want to live in a society that does these sorts of things.
The_NSA_is_not_a_law_enforcement_agency.
The_greatest_fear_that_I_have_regarding_the_outcome_for_America_of_these_disclosures_is_that_nothing_will_change.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Snowden
gptkbp:influenced tech industry practices
public debate on surveillance
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Daniel_Ellsberg
gptkbp:judges gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:knownFor leaking_NSA_documents
gptkbp:legalStatus asylum seeker
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork NSA surveillance revelations
gptkbp:occupation former_NSA_contractor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lindsay_Mills
gptkbp:supported whistleblower protections
gptkbp:wrote Permanent Record