EOC Week 4: Edward Snowden

The world's most famous spy, whistle blower and fugitive are few of the many names Edward Snowden has been called since he reviled highly classified information about the American government. Surprisingly there are mixed feelings of what Snowden did. "Snowden hasn't done any real damage to the NSA's ability to keep the nation safe. The agency, for example, can still go to court to get a wiretap or search warrant, even if Congress stops phone companies "from acting as information-gathering subsidiaries."" (http://www.newser.com/story/169332/edward-snowden-hero-or-traitor.html) The information did not brutally affect the government, it just allowed the public to know what was going thou, but even with that knowledge the government wont stop and they still will go as if nothing happened. "Snowden revealed very highly classified programs, alerting our enemies about our most sophisticated intelligence-collection capabilities."(http://www.newser.com/story/169332/edward-snowden-hero-or-traitor.html) He did defenetly left America in a great disadvantage since now the rest of the world now a great part of how the country operates jeopardizing the safety of many is some kind of way since enemies are more aware of what's going on. "Snowden realized that our very humanity was being compromised by the blind implementation of machines in the name of making us safe. He stepped back from technology long enough to be human and to consider the impact of what he was helping build." (www.newser.com/story/169332/edward-snowden-hero-or-traitor.html) He gave us the citizens the knowledge that we are not as free as we think we are and that we are constantly being watched by the government. In my opinion, I'm in a grey area, I don't think Snowden committed major treason against his own country but I don't think that the way he approached the situation was correct ether.