Quotation of the Day: "In past years someone like Snowden may not have had access to briefings...

Quotation of the Day: "In past years someone like Snowden may not have had acces...

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Quotation of the Day: "In past years someone like Snowden may not have had access to briefings detailing these collection programs, but now with the push from a ‘need to know’ to a ‘need to share’ philosophy, it’s far more likely for an IT contractor like him to gain access to such documents." — Cedric Leighton, a former deputy director of the N.S.A, on Edward Joseph Snowden, a computer technician who said he leaked secrets about surveillance programs.


Ex-Worker at C.I.A. Says He Leaked Data on Surveillance
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A British newspaper identified its source as Edward Snowden, a former C.I.A. employee who has worked at the National Security Agency as a contractor.