Shortly after the first NSA document leaks were made public, the source revealed himself as Edward Snowden, a former Booz Allen contractor who used his position to gather thousands of classified files. The announcement was the first step in an international battle between governments, journalists, and Snowden himself, as countries sparred for control over the documents and the man who released them.
Sep 25, 2015, 2:44 PM UTCRussell Brandom
British 'Karma Police' program carries out mass surveillance of the web
Feb 24, 2015, 9:14 AM UTCRich McCormick
Edward Snowden wrote and shelved an anti-surveillance manifesto
Jul 16, 2014, 10:06 PM UTCColin Lecher
UN human rights commissioner says Snowden shouldn't be prosecuted
Navi Pillay believes the NSA contractor's whistleblowing was beneficial
Jul 9, 2014, 12:54 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Edward Snowden has applied for extended asylum in Russia, his lawyer says
May 13, 2014, 2:36 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Glenn Greenwald releases more NSA documents along with new book
Mar 29, 2014, 4:13 PM UTCDieter Bohn
NSA reportedly targeted as many as 122 world leaders for surveillance
Mar 10, 2014, 5:24 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
US government wants to use machines to constantly monitor up to 5 million employees
Feb 19, 2014, 12:17 PM UTCAmar Toor
UK court says nine-hour detention of Greenwald's partner was lawful
High Court dismisses challenge brought by David Miranda, who was detained and questioned at Heathrow Airport last year
Jan 23, 2014, 9:53 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Edward Snowden responds to phone spying investigation, lays out hopes for reforms
Dec 25, 2013, 1:41 AM UTCChris Ziegler
Edward Snowden delivers 'alternative Christmas message' on UK's Channel 4
Dec 17, 2013, 12:38 PM UTCAmar Toor
Snowden offers to help Brazil investigate NSA spying
Former contractor makes veiled plea for permanent political asylum in open letter
Dec 11, 2013, 9:15 PM UTCKwame Opam
Time Person of the Year runner-up Snowden wants unbreakable encryption for all citizens
Dec 9, 2013, 12:56 PM UTCAaron Souppouris
NSA spied on 'World of Warcraft' and Xbox Live online games
Nov 1, 2013, 7:50 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
Beautiful, interactive feature from The Guardian reviews all the NSA revelations
Oct 31, 2013, 11:37 AM UTCVlad Savov
Edward Snowden gets a tech support job at 'major' Russian website
Oct 28, 2013, 8:21 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
WikiLeaks launches site for Edward Snowden's legal defense
Oct 18, 2013, 6:06 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Snowden left his NSA stockpile completely in the hands of journalists
Oct 2, 2013, 11:24 PM UTCCarl Franzen
Snowden's email provider Lavabit fought government surveillance with ultra-tiny font
Oct 1, 2013, 1:23 AM UTCSean Hollister
Glenn Greenwald will host Reddit AMA to answer your questions about the NSA