"You're Being Watched": Edward Snowden Emerges as Source Behind Explosive Revelations of NSA Spying

www.democracyno... - Former CIA employee Edward Snowden has come forward as the whistleblower behind the explosive revelations about the National Security Agency and the U.S. surveillance state. Three weeks ago the 29-year-old left his job inside the NSA's office in Hawaii where he worked for the private intelligence firm Booz Allen Hamilton. Today he is in Hong Kong--not sure if he will ever see his home again. In a video interview with the Guardian of London, Snowden says he exposed top secret NSA surveillance programs to alert Americans of expansive government spying on innocents. "Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you're being watched and recorded," Snowden says. "And the storage capability of these systems increases every year, consistently, by orders of magnitude, to where it's getting to the point you don't have to have done anything wrong, you simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody, even by a wrong call, and then they can use this system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision you've ever made, every friend you've ever discussed something with, and attack you on that basis, to sort of derive suspicion from an innocent life and paint anyone in the context of a wrongdoer... The public needs to decide whether these programs and policies are right or wrong."
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[@gearzone2611]

"In times of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

[@dthellland9738]

that's right. he was murdered

[@cookingkelly1192]

DT Hellland but now a mother and father are going to sit in prison because their child died from high blood sugars from diabetes because giving medication was not their beliefs is the similar to the same point

[@bigMACDavey]

Is it really the truth? Have you ever wondered who could be listening to and watching all the videos? The sheer number of people talking about 9/11 would overwhelm their actual capacity. Do you think a computer can tell the difference between serious statements and sarcasm? Could they even arrest everyone who is questioning the establishment? They NEED us to police ourselves... Snowden is helping to create the perception of a panopticon that doesn't actually exist, but if everyone gets scared and settles down, the truly courageous will be easy for them to spot.

[@bigMACDavey]

Refusing to give your child medicine seems pretty behind the times and believing a thing that Snowden and Anonymous tell you is coming too late to the 'INFO WAR' party.

[@JMH912]

Perseus i hope all stalking me and profitting off my suffering get cancer and r tourmented by demons miserable fucks

[@lucrtrvl]

It looks to me whatever Snowden saw and learnt at NSA was so horrific that loosing his freedom or life was less scary for him than to live knowing what expects all of us if he will keep quiet. I guess his generation just has more guts.

[@daviddavies4887]

Wow I never thought about it like that, I was just thinking you had a cushy ass job in Hawaii and he gave that up?? something really really going on that is really really bad for the American people 🤔

[@elizabethdiane3679]

Its about doing what is right in the eyes of God.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Well, Snowden has more guts.

[@steezuschrist0999]

@@elizabethdiane3679the same eyes that allowed all this bad shit to happen in the first place?🫠🤯

[@autumngalix4616]

The government saw him leaving and worked as hard as they could to brainwash the next generations after him. Don't blame the next generations for the world being made worse by the government. He warned us damn it!

[@beastsaver6514]

Great Patriot..God Bless him and keep him safe. Amen.

[@cookingkelly1192]

Beastsaver amen

[@bigMACDavey]

He's a spook.

[@dannyirishgreene9309]

Beastsaver He loves Russia now..

[@Venomrs4]

Snowden is an absolute hero.

[@dannyirishgreene9309]

Venomrs4 He's Russian..He loves Russia since moving there.

[@jeffsmith8330]

he is one of the few brave men.

[@bigiron7547]

Danny Irish Greene that’s not true, his passport got canceled while traveling and he got stuck there

[@zachdorian925]

@@dannyirishgreene9309 how BLIND are you?

[@gertchristensen5661]

@@dannyirishgreene9309 He is a downright traitor. Being a Russian citizen he should be enrolled into the Russian army killing Ukrainians side-by-side with his countrymen. And after a good kill, he and the other Russian soldiers should gather together in a big crowd singing "KALINKA" as he picks up his cell phone to call his good friend Putin. Then he'll be blown up faster than you can say NOVICHOK!

[@blahhayden]

“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” ― Nelson Mandela

[@DarkRavenFilms]

The only thing stopping the bad guy with a computer (NSA) is a good guy with a computer (Snowden). I solute this man and everything he has done for the citizens of the USA.

[@Kenshi-23]

I agree. The NSA can keep tabs on 7 billion people but can they blackmail 7 billion people if they do something that exposes them? I don't think they can stand a 7 billion attack or even the whole of America attacking them. There's one flaw with the NSA. The one thing that hurts them the most, a whistleblower. Enough whistleblowers and the NSA will breakdown. Right now I'll be probably be placed as a possible "terrorist". The irony that the NSA is the real traitor towards the world but people don't recognise that they are a traitor. We fear something unknown. So what do they truly fear?

[@marknunez9774]

glicthguy POWER TO THE PEOPLE...FIST IN THE AIR...

[@threadkiller9143]

Misuteri Kenshi roughly 1% of that billion will hide in a hole if it comes to that.. another 2-3 billion can't do a thing and shouldn't have to, they've been starved with no help from US and murdered by Big pharmaceutical cos for decades.. discount the 2-3 billion sheep, they will lie down like lambs on Broadway lol That leaves about a billion of us freedom fighters and maybe half of us have the steeliness to stand our ground in a physical way..But Count Me In!

[@tomtrump3482]

DarkRavenFilms and the world its about getting total control over their citizens

[@betolreyes]

Fyi we are all now in the nsa watch list lol ik for a fact i probably am

[@jamisonrayned.7052]

Hero in my eyes.

[@pedroperez8824]

agree

[@CesarGA12]

you just entered the list.

[@threadkiller9143]

Cesar Galvez put me on the 'List' too please cause these guys are ALL MY Fckng HEROS

[@e.i.7876]

hero.

[@ManMan-ko7ll]

This dude almost risked his life to tell us the truth, which is awesome.

[@samc6360]

He did the right thing to let people know what going on here in the state

[@gibronnaqeelandries3406]

World

[@gibronnaqeelandries3406]

World

[@EddieTheWiz]

Everyone needs to be aware of this hero.

[@threadkiller9143]

Eduardo Romero I have never had a Hero outside my own parental units until Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden came out ..now I have many heros, all fighting for freedom, transparency and our right to maintain our privacy.

[@bigMACDavey]

Aware that he's the most relaxed super-traitor in history.

[@JMH912]

romans r evil

[@JMH912]

Thread Killer i am fighting for my money. i am no hero

[@KalamKhan-cq3jq]

Edward is Real Patriotist.....God Bless Forever..

[@davidoaikhena4380]

Go read his book! It’s a THRILLER! You can’t put it down! It’s like a movie!

[@barbararoca27]

@@davidoaikhena4380 what’s name

[@cosmicmuffin322]

I had a moment when I realised that I'm watching this on my Google phone. With an inward facing camera. And a mic. This is some 1984 shit, man....

[@edwardsnowedus3711]

Keeping track of your heartrate too. FACT: a NFL playoff game two weeks ago caused peoples phones to start beeping emergency warnings.

[@Ken-fw9dh]

Proof that the government does listen to its citizens complaints

[@threadkiller9143]

K en lol yes and they get to watch your kids through thier personal device Webcam while they get dressed for school or undressed for a bath in the "Privacy" of your own home... BUT HEY WHY WORRY IF YOURE NOT DOING ANY THING WRONG RIGHTS PEEPS..?

[@threadkiller9143]

K en lol yes and they get to watch your kids through thier personal device Webcam while they get dressed for school or undressed for a bath in the "Privacy" of your own home... BUT HEY WHY WORRY IF YOURE NOT DOING ANY THING WRONG RIGHTS PEEPS..?

[@dannyirishgreene9309]

Thread Killer Only people who are Valuable and important..Not just everyone

[@christineseaborg2822]

Danny Irish Greene not exactly

[@tapdancingcrabdemon3548]

lol NSA is gunna puke if they see my search history

[@kylesmith3961]

+( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) lmaoooooooo HAAHA

[@jiwbink]

More than likely,the N.S.A. has ALREADY seen your activities!!

[@mikearthut781]

+Jiwbink w all porn huh?

[@Josji22]

+Mike Arthut Lol Edward (The Wistleblower) :p

[@imdontaisjutsu2375]

ha ha ha ha

[@друг-з5ъ]

The founding fathers would praise Snowden. A patriot!

[@diwatangkalikasan3085]

ITS GOOD TO HAVE AMERICAN GUY LIKE EDWARD SNOWDEN TO SO CONCERN TO HIS COUNTRYMEN AND TO THE WORLD..

[@cry_wolf5409]

+DIWATA NG KALIKASAN a real hero!

[@dthellland9738]

snowden is dead

[@threadkiller9143]

DT Hellland MARTYRED FOR THE BEST CAUSE I hope not.. but I fear so :(

[@cookingkelly1192]

DIWATA NG KALIKASAN you are so correct if w had more of him around our country would be a lot better

[@bigMACDavey]

He's definitely a spook. It makes no sense that he could ever get into that role with any level of conscientiousness that would overrule his survival instinct. The NSA wished they could tell everyone, but you can't exactly stand up and say, "BTW we're doing a bunch of illegal things that you should be really scared about without real cause because we don't have enough people to be watching everyone - not even close."

[@sandipdey5539]

I wish only we had more real life heroes like him.We should all support his courage!He needs out support to preserve truth.

[@boogiecakes5467]

The Matrix: Based on a True Story

[@thomasackerly7732]

boogiecakes Agree

[@officialVozie100]

Big time

[@annmariepartridge5063]

I'm proud of this guy. We need more people like him to stand up against these abuses of human rights.

[@gino69romero]

he is talking of what is to come in the future... Martial Law and the New World Order...

[@apothacuscurse2091]

Patricio Romero poop di scoop

[@acerbicatheist2893]

Martial law has it's advantages, and wtf would be inherently wrong with a government that united the states of this extremely small planet? Spare us the conspiracy theories, or start something, have a sandwich, do some fucking thing, damn.

[@TehMorbidAtheist]

Welcome to the history books, Mr. Snowden.

[@richwalko81]

I would like to hear one of the United States Representatives speak as fluidly and meaningful as this man does. I'm just glad that Mr. Snowden has made a change! I am Edward Snowden!

[@mrxy4481]

You mean like Hank Johnson, who thought that Guam would tip over, if the US had too many military personnel on the island... He's a member of the Congressional Black caucus. Just Google and watch his incoherent and idiotic rambling s...

[@VEGTheAgingHippie]

One day this man will have a statue of him erected to honor his courage and honesty. Bravo Mr. Snowden, you are a true hero and patriot.

[@Sunspot1225.]

My father-in-law was an intelligent person but he was also wise. When computers were becoming in vogue he said that we may have outsmarted our selves.

[@headingoutside]

The courage of this young man and those willing to carry his message, takes my breath away. Image what we could accomplish if all of us were willing to stand up as he has done.

[@grapiken7766]

Non removable batteries both assists the Surveillance State and the smartphone manufacturers by forcing the technology to become disposable and thus increase turnover. In an era where governments lecture populations re recycling and environmental awareness, this exemption for smartphones stands out as being inconsistent and hypocritical. I would rather go without than buy a smartphone with a non removable battery. It smacks of environmental waste and decadence and is akin to buying a laptop designed with a maximum user life of no more than 2 years. The Surveillance State exists to monitor Working Class dissent. That's its main purpose. Terrorism is a red herring.

[@traceyrychewhite6374]

This makes me want to smash my cell phone. The government is very creepy. This is George Orwell's 1984, big brother -police state.

[@DavidPopeDog]

I was poisoned 18 years ago and forgot about it. I even had my poisoners living with me 4 years ago when Snowden began his employment with tge NSA. Snowden was released out into the world when I realized my brother was an agent. They picked me for their own reasons. I didnt do anything except figure it out

[@T.R.U.T.H..]

I simply cannot understand why this video has not been viewed millions of times. Sad!

[@Ochayathelegend]

It's not been posted to the right places!!! They made sure of it. It didn't go viral.

[@ibrahimfarhan9231]

" eventually come under suspension by a wrong call" , then ur life story is an open book .

[@DrLeftbehind]

Great work!

[@JudithD1974]

If Snowden would have given this information anonymously would we have fought the problem he exposed? Since he chose to reveal who he was, the story became more about him than about the privacy concerns. He is still my hero. He gave up everything for us. He stood up for what he believed was right. Not too many people do that these days.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Or any days. He outed himself bc he didn't want others to get in trouble because of what he did. He's selfless.

[@charlesmarcus7864]

No, the powers that be would have created division (A RACIALLY DIVIDED SITUATION) which never fails and the people like sheep would have fought each other. Don't believe me just take a look at the West. People are too stupid to realize political parties are not for them to fight together let alone this.

[@rexhallinan1785]

I thought he sold out his country at the time. I felt he was guilty of espionage.Things have changed though Hes now looked at as a hero

[@nickyj1874]

Everybody is against this man, but I believe this is a good thing to know. However, there is more corrupt things going on behind the scenes the govt doesn't want to discuss and I think that is more important to know.

[@barbarafuller3352]

+ZDKCorleone Absolutely. Currently, we have the revelations of the global corruption of major world leaders via the just-revealed PANAMA PAPERS. I'm not one, but I can see more and more that the Jehovah's Witnesses have had it right all along....men's governments are totally corrupt institutions, and they therefore are not part of it. They do not vote, nor celebrate any national holiday.

[@JMH912]

Jack Dunphy baseball comet meteorite lol boom boom

[@tomtrump3482]

you are different in a great way you my friend you have balls ...and honor something serious missing in todays world and government .

[@llamawarllord]

Not only does his now public image do what he explained, but it also (understandably) gives him an extra level of security. If he'd kept in the shadows, the government could have snuffed him out and nobody would know. Now that everybody knows who he is, if something happens to him, we'll know.

[@eco_guardian]

His greatest fear was that nothing will change - so far nothing has.

[@home5550]

Simple fact is this. The NSA or government has no right to monitor phone calls regardless of reason any more than a police officer has the right to randomly search houses. And our federal court system is now corrupt so it is not up to us to wait politely for our rights to be given back. This is no different than the illegal search and seizure the British used to engage in. Illegal as in against the natural rights of man. There is something called probable cause. If the government thinks someone is a terrorist or linked to then get a warrant explaining why. Just like a police officer can use probable cause-ie he smelled like weed out of his mouth so I searched his vehicle. You can’t just randomly search or monitor at the government’s whim. And by the way thanks a lot Bush for starting this whole invasion with the Patriot Act. As I have written, we are becoming accustomed to losing our freedom due to apathy. America has not had a real problem since WW II. Not on a tyrannical type scale. We are too interested in reality TV and Fantasy Football. We have become too fat from the Whopper to run for freedom. Many in America just don’t care. Half of the youth can’t even name the Vice President. And when you have a nation like that it will be very easy to implement tyranny. As long as there is vodka and a shack nearby. Because it happened before when there was the shack and vodka. And our genetic makeup isn’t any different than a Russian’s. Charles Hurst. Author of THE SECOND FALL. An offbeat story of Armageddon. And creator of THE RUNNINGWOLF EZINE

[@jkb3439]

Hero! For the rights of US Citizens

[@KelleyFHolly]

Edward Snowden for U.S...president !

[@ladylibertylive1111]

Yes. They’re watching. Some of us more than others.

[@justicewillprevail1106]

He's such a smart well spoken rare young man.

[@RoalDeePR]

Big Brother!

[@robertblackshear8963]

True truth warrior. Not a frightened (former) fellow citizen like many others become once they obtain their crappy government jobs and many city positions.

[@YahwehsPrincess1]

Oh man this man is a true American hero! It takes a lot of courage to do what he did! This man is NOT a traitor! !!! I pray for this man's safety

[@shimishimi41]

Give anyone an inch they take a mile.

[@brianmilligan1787]

We all are screwed.

[@peircedear]

SNOWDEN SOUNDED A WAKE UP ALERT!

[@EarthScholar]

This man deserves no les than the FULL support of the American people. He risked all that he had to make the truth known. Anyone who calls him a traitor deserves the impending tyranny that is befalling us.

[@mfresh1965]

Edward Snowden is an all-time great American. I salute you sir!!!

[@rogerbonilla1951]

Yes. AND NO! They are being watched and they know that their time is short for God is revealing and exposing who they really are. And Satan cannot hide! God does not need to use human technology like Satan does to accomplish his Word.

[@bealtainecottage]

Utterly courageous young man! Obama shrinks alongside him!

[@davidoaikhena4380]

The guy is on top of my list! He is one of US! Obama is also part of the establishment

[@spiritthang1677]

at least someone has a conscious

[@sebastiancorrales8773]

Whenever I start watching conspiracy videos, my PC starts acting strange scary'. My phone sometimes and The Tv has shut off at perfect moments when someone was talking about a subject I really wanted to hear.

[@gibronnaqeelandries3406]

Lol

[@SaharaDeer2]

If he ceases to live, we'll know why..Run, Edward, dear Heart, Run...

[@marxcuzr.232]

snowden film brought me here

[@marcospou6748]

This man is a Prophet and a Hero.

[@MR-ki8ud]

A true hero. Thank you, Edward.

[@redskinsfreak614]

I'd like to think if I were in Snowdens position in the CIA and NSA that I'd have the same amount of courage and sense of right and wrong. The man is a true American patriot

[@Zero12495]

america is not free.. freedom does not .....well you know..

[@simion1232006]

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -- Benjamin Franklin

[@alesiabeasley8801]

Right now whenever someone calls me on my phone a message say's, this call is being recorded. And my location is being checked! My messages are being read too. I've tried everything to stop it. My Facebook was hacked several times. My pictures stolen. My sister called me one day to ask me when did I move to Texas. Lol I live in Las Vegas. Lol. I've turned this phone off bought a new phone different company. I couldn't get good service. So I said I'll try it again. Still being tracked. Still being recorded. Someone is really interested in my life. Big changes are coming. Lol. I'm not joking. Stay tuned.

[@rcalphonse2701]

Big Brother Is Always Watching

[@lisamack5372]

❤️ Edward Snowden true hero

[@SocialAlchemyProject]

Excellent coverage. Tyler Lord Hamilton

[@FrankT67]

Great and courageous man, takes a lot to do what he has and continues to do, expose whats going on

[@jasonbourne8379]

Wooooop Love you Ed hope all is good and your doing well

[@Combat3volved11]

I admire this guy!

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

My grandfather worked for the NSA. He said it was the most boring job ever.. he never spoke about it and was professional, but he said it was really fucking boring.

[@luckysol7486]

EDWARD SNOWDEN IS AS HERO AS JULIAN ASSANGE !

[@Lirgo865]

End times.

[@emadaldin]

the man told the truth and i solute him :)

[@moisestrujillo9528]

God this guy had guts he had guts to do what he thought was right

[@skeppsica]

What was the point of all this? Nothing's gonna change. He didn't do enough!

[@abid676767]

He did something, What you done??

[@skeppsica]

Abid Firdose I watched the video. I was aware of being watched before Snowden. DUH!

[@lucckki]

Lol

[@TakemeHeaven]

skeppsica Wow easily over thrown are we?

[@johnpeterson4213]

Well, if it so, I just hope we aren't boring them to tears!

[@JMay-]

Why isn't Israel red?

[@WG00]

Because Israel and America love to lick each others buttholes.

[@ChipmunkMusicize]

Mossad.

[@summerlamkintruthseeker7683]

Thank you 👍🌠

[@TheEFInformatoryPost]

2014 vs.1984

[@aatayyab]

I'm just in an unexplainable Awe!!!

[@maddyeleuterius4815]

God bless this man, no, its NOT right.

[@jonassvensson3550]

We need to honour this mans courage by standuing with him, or humanity will lose

[@दर्द-ज2ल]

Hero

[@gregmijjares3725]

He told the Truth! and can't come home! No one is more hated than the man who tells the truth! Plato!

[@neobailey5268]

#FREESNOWDEN

[@elizabethdiane3679]

And good luck getting a truthful answer when making an inquiry into the matter. Blatant lies and fake is the new norm for 2021

[@Bromar_Tillo]

my Google Phone made this vid hella slow, probably wanted unpacient people to not know the truth

[@ytgv3fc7]

for 12 years you've had theories with no evidence. Now you've got evidence.

[@TUKRO5ive]

A real hero !

[@brianmilligan1787]

Smart technology is our downfall.

[@tcatn0c]

perfect definition of the word PATRIOT God bless him.

[@MCSNEXO]

God bless Snowden! Now we should do our part: protest!!!!

[@brianbirc]

Dear NSA I am requesting information. I was on the phone with my mom and she told me it was the last straw and I MUST attend her sighn language graduation. She learned to sighn to help deaf people. I was not paying good enough attention and need the time and address I said I wrote down. If you can record and save my communications against my constutional rights then you should do me this IMPORTANT favor.

[@radixreuel7631]

I WATCHED an interview where they had all these various technology geeks & influencers talking about Orwell & the question proposed was what would Orwell think of present day society? One of the talking heads mentioned that Orwell wouldn’t be so impressed with the technology but that fact that The Powers That Be, got the mass public to not only pay for it, but able to place a premium on the most personally invasive/intrusive devices. ALL FOR YOUR SAFETY. “Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

[@hamzah938]

The man is a hero, and we don't have many left.

[@ballznsac]

And all this time we thought the 4th Amendment and The Constitution meant something......

[@somethinaboutya]

About 1998, I was informed by whistleblower (anon.) of "US State Department surveillance of my activities overseas". My business trips were nothing more than an attempt to create my own Entrepreneurial venture into Importation of foreign textiles to Hawaii, for commercial manufacture of American made clothing for retail distribution. That's all. After 9-11, my entire collection of textile samples, listed as such in the US Customs Disclosure Document, was seized by P.O.E. Customs officials. Under threat of retaliation with a Federal Lawsuit, my seized property was subsequently released and a personal check was accepted as US Customs Duty on the merchandise. My business ended abruptly, and I never again traveled to a Muslim country for any reason. I still have a label (three letter / three numeral) that is on record in NSA data base forever, in spite of Presidential Proclamation (Clinton) to remove from all files, the names of all (presumed) innocent victims of US Government Secret Surveillance Program (Code Name unknown). The recent President Elect has promoted by Executive Privilege the approval of unchecked spying on average American Citizens, in violation of US Constitution First Amendment Rights. Why isn't America in vehement protest over this? Are we all comfortable with the manner in which government can spy on our internet activity without a Federal Court Order? What have we done to be treated like we are suspected enemies of our own country? = Wake Up America =

[@bjtaudio]

The collection of data is standard, however agency staff need to be tightly restricted on what or how they can monitor what they have access too. The problem is corrupt staff can miss-use it to spy on their partners or run protection rackets for criminals.

[@chrys3073]

Ever heard of Gang stalking??

[@NathanLeon-y5m]

Serious enough,to keep you safe, eternally.

[@tcatn0c]

I guess we could protest just like how we protest for Bradley Manning.

[@dr.y.joyharris-smith5222]

I agree VegematicDeluxe...his courage is astounding and something for us all to aspire to...one person can bring awareness...and make a difference

[@ThanosSofroniou]

You can see anything if your brain is so open that drops from your head.