Edward Snowden had an impressive rsum, having worked for Dell and the CIA prior to taking a

Edward Snowden had an impressive résumé, having worked for Dell and the CIA prior to taking a position with the consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton. As part of his work with both Dell and Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr. Snowden worked at the U.S. government's National Security Agency (NSA) on his employer's work as a contractor for the NSA, starting in 2013. While there is some disagreement about what his job involved during the NSA work, Mr. Snowden has described his work there as finding ways to hack into Internet and telephonic communications.

Mr. Snowden eventually released 9,000-10,000 NSA documents as an informant to various newspaper reporters around the world. He later gave the reporters permission to disclose his identity. Mr. Snowden has lived in exile ever since, including in Hong Kong, Russia, and other countries that may not be all known. Mr. Snowden has been called a whistleblower (and has received numerous international awards recognizing his courage for what he disclosed), a traitor (for revealing sensitive and classified information), a patriot, and a coward (among other names not appropriately listed in a textbook). There have been interviews, presentations via video on college campuses, and various forms of communication from Mr. Snowden. There was also been discussion of a possible pardon for him by President Obama, but no action was been taken before Mr. Obama left office. Opinions about Mr. Snowden's actions tend to be strong on both sides and emotionally charged......................

 Discussion Questions
1. What was the basis for Mr. Snowden's releasing the NSA documents?
2. Why did he not do more at the NSA? Through Booz Allen Hamilton?
3. Put yourself in Snowden's shoes: What would you have done?
4. List the stakeholders in Snowden's situation while at the NSA and after he released the documents?