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== Life Before the Government Employment == | == Life Before the Government Employment == | ||
| − | Edward Snowden was born on June 21, 1983. <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/10/edward-snowden-army-special-forces] | + | Edward Snowden was born on June 21, 1983. <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/10/edward-snowden-army-special-forces]<ref/> Edward Snowden was born in Elisabeth City, North Carolina, but grew up in the suburbs of Maryland.[http://www.wired.com/2014/08/edward-snowden/] Coincidentally, he did not grow up far from the NSA’s headquarters at Fort Meade. Snowden did not graduate from college or high school, but was enrolled in the Anne Arundel County public school system until he was forced to miss eight months of school due to a battle with mononucleosis. Snowden then enrolled in community college, and began to explore his passion in technology. At this point in time Snowden began to work for one of his friends that ran his own tech company. |
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In the modern era of global NSA surveillance, China’s Great Firewall, and FBI agents trawling the dark Web, it’s easy to write off Barlow’s declaration as early dotcom-era hubris. But on his document’s 20th anniversary, Barlow himself wants to be clear: He stands by his words just as much today as he did when he clicked “send” in 1996. “The main thing I was declaring was that cyberspace is naturally immune to sovereignty and always would be,” Barlow, now 68, said in an interview over the weekend with WIRED. “I believed that was true then, and I believe it’s true now.” | In the modern era of global NSA surveillance, China’s Great Firewall, and FBI agents trawling the dark Web, it’s easy to write off Barlow’s declaration as early dotcom-era hubris. But on his document’s 20th anniversary, Barlow himself wants to be clear: He stands by his words just as much today as he did when he clicked “send” in 1996. “The main thing I was declaring was that cyberspace is naturally immune to sovereignty and always would be,” Barlow, now 68, said in an interview over the weekend with WIRED. “I believed that was true then, and I believe it’s true now.” | ||
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Revision as of 14:46, 11 February 2016
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| Birthname | Edward Snowden |
| Date of Birth | June 21, 1983 |
| Birth Place | Elisabeth City, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Computer Professional |
| Biography | Best known for his leak of confidential NSA documents that revealed the unlawful practices of their security programs |
Life Before the Government Employment
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