The Man Who Disappeared into the Surveillance Vortex - 2013 Accusations

The Man Who Disappeared into the Surveillance Vortex - 2013 Accusations

The case of Edward Snowden is a symbolic event that has challenged the world about the nature of the modern surveillance society.

Snowden, who worked for the U.S. National Security Agency, took top secret information in 2013 and exposed the government's massive surveillance of communications. According to the documents he released, authorities were secretly collecting and analyzing communications from around the world through specific systems and conducting extensive surveillance of individuals and companies in the United States. In addition, the communications of allied government officials and international organizations were also targeted, a practice that many countries, including European nations, strongly opposed.

Snowden provided this information to the press, and when it spread around the world, he was immediately charged with leaking state secrets. While out of the country, he traveled from Hong Kong to Moscow, but pressure from other countries made it difficult for him to travel to other countries, and he was stranded at the Moscow airport. The Russian government then granted him temporary asylum and he was forced to flee the country.

His actions have been controversial. Some praise him as a "whistleblower," while others criticize him as a traitor to national security. However, this incident has led many countries to debate the pros and cons of a surveillance society, and the balance between personal privacy and national security has been questioned once again. He still lives in Russia and cannot easily return because he could be charged with a felony if he were to return. The repercussions of his accusations continue to this day, and the case has made us think about the nature of surveillance in today's society.