Snowden
A former contractor employee of the U.S. National Security Agency who, in 2013, disclosed classified information about the NSA's large-scale surveillance program known as PRISM. The revelations prompted widespread global debate regarding government surveillance and the right to privacy.
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The PRISM program revealed by Snowden in 2013 demonstrated that the Patriot Act was used in practice to conduct indiscriminate collection of communications from millions of ordinary citizens.
After Edward Snowden's exposure of the PRISM program in 2013, Wikipedia page views for multiple privacy-sensitive terms in the United States showed a quantifiable decline
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The PRISM program revealed by Snowden in 2013 demonstrated that the Patriot Act was used in practice to conduct indiscriminate collection of communications from millions of ordinary citizens.
50%UnverifiedAfter Edward Snowden's exposure of the PRISM program in 2013, Wikipedia page views for multiple privacy-sensitive terms in the United States showed a quantifiable decline
50%