Snowden gave up a six-figure salary, his family and the right to move around the world to tell the American people that everything they did was under scrutiny by the NSA supposedly to keep them safe from terrorists. The NSA did not get search warrants.
Some call Snowden a traitor for telling the truth.
Some say why should it bother a person if they have nothing to hide. I'm sure if they have nothing to hide, they would be willing to publish the transcripts of all their phone conversations, bank account statements, emails etc. in the local paper.
Some alleged leaders who are also being tracked, could be subject to tremendous pressure to go against the interests of the people they are suppose to be serving if their transgressions (and very people don't have a transgression or two lurking in the closet) were to be revealed.
Laura Poitras made Citizens Four, a documentary about Snowden.
It won an Oscar last night.
Congratulations for your courage Laura, Ed and also Glen Greenwald https://firstlook.org/theintercept/ and all who work to make American aware of what is being done to them, not for them.
If we don't protect our civil rights we are safe from nothing.
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