Former NSA intelligence contractor was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday. Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship.

Head of GCHQ rebuffed late-night request from National Security Agency amid strained relations in Five Eyes intelligence coalition

The man whose state surveillance revelations rocked the world speaks exclusively to the Guardian about his new life and concerns for the future

AbstractThis essay examines how the Washington Post dealt with the tension between its duty to inform the public and its desire to protect national security whe

In 2013, computer expert and former CIA systems administrator, Edward Snowden released confidential government documents to the press about the existence of government surveillance programs. According to many legal experts, and the U.S. government, his actions violated the Espionage Act of 1917, whi…