Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks 'fight' on Twitter

(Baonghean.vn) - Former US intelligence officer Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks recently had a "war of words" on Twitter about how to best handle sensitive data.

Two "colleagues" Julian Assange and Edward Snowden "argue" on Twitter. Photo: Reuters

The “war of words” between the two sides was “initiated” on Twitter on July 29 when Edward Snowden, a former employee of the US National Security Agency (NSA), criticized WikiLeaks for failing to provide only “modest documents”.

Immediately, Wikileaks - which helped Snowden find safe asylum in Russia - responded by implying that Edward Snowden was trying to improve relations with Washington.

Calling WikiLeaks' role "democratizing" information, the former US security official said that the documents when published should not hurt anyone - even though Snowden had previously revealed many secret NSA documents.

Snowden's comments on Twitter came just days after WikiLeaks released a trove of voicemails from senior officials and internal emails from the Democratic National Committee, which were leaked after a hack into the party's information system.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange also promised to continue releasing more information from within the Democratic Party.

In response, WikiLeaks said that Snowden's criticism could be a ploy to "earn forgiveness" from Republican US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Snowden is still living in exile in Russia.

Thuy Ngoc

(According to RT)