Snowden's Life
Where did Snowden grow up ?
North Carolina & Maryland
What is the NSA ?
National Security Agency
What program spied on people?
PRISM
What is the meaning of this quote ?
“One man can stop the motor of the world”
One man can make a change in the world.
What did Snowden study in college ?
Computers
What is the CIA ?
Central Intelligence Agency
What incident caused Snowden to leave Hawaii to Hong Kong?
The last incident that would spark Snowden to whistle blow was the knowledge that one of the higher ups had been spying on him and his girlfriend.
“You don’t have to agree with your politicians in order to be a patriot”
What is the meaning of this quote ?
A person can still love their country even if their actions appear to be against their government.
Where is Snowden now ?
Russia
Which president brought Snowden hope for reform in the NSA and CIA?
Obama. Snowden believed Obama would reform the spying and invasions of privacy but it only got worse.
What did PRISM do?
PRISM could pull up a live video of what a person was doing, and all of their digital footprint including their private emails and texts.
“You don’t have to agree with your politicians in order to be a patriot”
How did Snowden live up to this quote ?
Snowden released top secret information about the US spying on the world because he believed those actions interfered with the people's freedom
Where was Snowden's first government job
CIA
What act did the government charge Edward for?
Espionage
What happened in Geneva during Snowdens first mission ?
Edward witnessed CIA operatives using manipulative and immoral tactics to try and obtain information. Basically Snowden was tasked in getting a banker on his side. Him and a colleague did research and found the banker's weak point and caused multiple incidents to mess up his life. Then got him drunk at a bar and had him drive home so he could be charged with a DUI so they could make a deal with him.
“Even though governments give permission, certain actions can still be classified as criminal.”
What is the meaning of this quote ?
Just because the government allows certain actions to take place does not mean that the actions are good
What country did Snowden first seek sanctuary ?
Hong Kong China
Which agency acquired access to consumer data such as Facebook, Microsoft, Google, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple.
NSA
What was the main lie the NSA told Snowden?
They were using his programs in totally different ways then was the original intention. They told him that they were using the programs to fight against terrorism when in actuality they were using it to spy on people.
“Even though governments give permission, certain actions can still be classified as criminal.”
What were some actions the government was carrying out that were criminal ?
Spying on the world