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Edward Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American computer specialist and former [[CIA]] employee and [[NSA]] contractor who in 2013 disclosed [http://freesnowden.is/category/revealed-documents/index.html classified details of top-secret US mass surveillance programmes] to the press. These included [[PRISM]], [[NSA call database]], and [[Boundless Informant]]. He also revealed details of [[Tempora]], a British black-ops surveillance program run by the NSA's British partner, [[GCHQ]], and a classified decryption program codernamed [[Bullrun]]. Snowden's identity was made public by The Guardian at his request on June 9, 2013. He explained: "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong."
 
Edward Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American computer specialist and former [[CIA]] employee and [[NSA]] contractor who in 2013 disclosed [http://freesnowden.is/category/revealed-documents/index.html classified details of top-secret US mass surveillance programmes] to the press. These included [[PRISM]], [[NSA call database]], and [[Boundless Informant]]. He also revealed details of [[Tempora]], a British black-ops surveillance program run by the NSA's British partner, [[GCHQ]], and a classified decryption program codernamed [[Bullrun]]. Snowden's identity was made public by The Guardian at his request on June 9, 2013. He explained: "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong."
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Edward Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American computer specialist and former CIA employee and NSA contractor who in 2013 disclosed classified details of top-secret US mass surveillance programmes to the press. These included PRISM, NSA call database, and Boundless Informant. He also revealed details of Tempora, a British black-ops surveillance program run by the NSA's British partner, GCHQ, and a classified decryption program codernamed Bullrun. Snowden's identity was made public by The Guardian at his request on June 9, 2013. He explained: "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong."