Whistleblowers and the sharers of confidential information. A government’s worst nightmare. The belief that it is providing important and necessary information to the public is the reasoning behind these ‘hacktivists’ and their consequential actions. One case study that was brought up in the lecture was that of Edward Snowden and the NSA files he leaked. I found this case extremely intriguing and decided to delve into how he ended up where he is now. To do this I created a Prezi timeline of his life before and during the leaks. I got all information from the Washington Post ‘A timeline of Edward Snowden’s Life’- https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/a-timeline-of-edward-snowdens-life/235/
I highly recommend you watch the embedded video at the end as it includes an interview with Edward Snowden and Jon Oliver, giving a humorous yet important insight into his motives and just how much control the government has with the Patriot Act.
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