If an NSA, FBI, CIA, DIA, etc analyst has access to query raw SIGINT databases, they can enter and get results for anything they want. Phone number, email, user id, cell phone handset id (IMEI), and so on - it's all the same. Edward Snowden accessanalystcell share on social
I'm an engineer, not a politician. Edward Snowden engineerpolitician Change image and share on social
After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic responsibility to challenge the excesses of government - for fear of being seen as unpatriotic and punished in the market during a period of heightened nationalism. Edward Snowden abdicateamericachallenge share on social
I think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Edward Snowden americanhistoryidea Change image and share on social
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence. Edward Snowden allegationcriminalitygovernment Change image and share on social
I did not seek to sell U.S. secrets. I did not partner with any foreign government to guarantee my safety. Instead, I took what I knew to the public so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in the light of day, and I asked the world for justice. Edward Snowden affectaskday share on social
I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest. There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn't turn over, because harming people isn't my goal. Transparency is. Edward Snowden bigcarefullydisclose share on social
My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them. Edward Snowden informmotivepublic Change image and share on social
Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we hear from people like him... the better off we all are. Edward Snowden americancallcheney Change image and share on social
They still have negligent auditing, they still have things going for a walk, and they have no idea where they're coming from, and they have no idea where they're going. And if that's the case, how can we, as the public, trust the NSA with all of our information, with all of our private records, the permanent record of our lives? Edward Snowden auditcasecome share on social