"Opening" Edward Snowden's secret data set to the press
The entire cache of classified documents copied from government systems by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden will be made public to journalists and news organizations that are willing to cooperate with the agency that currently holds the documents.
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| Former NSA employee Edward Snowden in Moscow on October 9, 2013. (Source: AFP/VNA) |
The Intercept, a news site founded by journalist Glenn Greenwald, announced on May 16 that it would invite journalists and press agencies, including foreign units, to cooperate in exploiting the data provided by Snowden.
Among them, there is information related to the public interest and should be made public.
Mr. Greenwald said The Intercept had "opened" the database to the French newspaper Le Monde and many other news organizations.
However, under an agreement with Snowden, journalists participating in the program must adhere to certain rules.
The Intercept also published dozens of internal correspondence from the US National Security Agency (NSA) on the same day, which mentioned the agency's role in interrogating prisoners at Guantanamo prison.
Accordingly, the NSA has an official who is in daily contact with interrogators to evaluate and exploit information obtained from detainees.
The website also published a redacted version of 166 NSA memos called "SIDtoday" that included reports on the agency's top secret programs.
The NSA has not yet responded to the press about the latest information.
In 2013, Snowden, a contractor with access to classified information from the NSA, copied and leaked numerous classified documents related to the agency's global surveillance programs.
The US government has charged and ordered Snowden's arrest, but he has fled to Moscow to seek asylum.
Snowden is currently enjoying temporary residency in Russia. Under current US law, if brought to trial, the former CIA employee could face up to 30 years in prison.
The revelations related to the NSA have shocked the world, straining US relations with its allies because leaked information showed that Washington had secretly monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, the Mexican government as well as many other countries.
After this incident, US President Barack Obama pledged to make NSA operations transparent and the US Congress reformed laws related to tracking individuals online./.
According to Vietnamplus.vn
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