Snowden

Synopsis

"The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press." [IMDb] "In 2013, CIA technical expert Edward Snowden stunned the world by revealing a stolen trove of classified U.S. government documents. This Oliver Stone-helmed drama tells the story of the bold theft that exposed secret NSA mass surveillance programs." [Netflix] Who can you trust? In the modern age, who can escape the prying eyes of electronic ssurveillance? Early in his career during an interview, Snowden defines the Internet as a positive force, "The Internet is technology that has the power to let everyone in the world understand each other." Later in his career, he is more pessimistic saying that he hasn't trusted anyone in years.

Genre

Historical

Released

2016

Location

Global

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