It has been over two years that former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked classified information revealing controversial data collection programs. Since then, there has been a strong debate if Snowden was justified. Some consider him a hero. Others see him as a traitor. Many fall somewhere in between these extremes.
“Snowden made disclosures that impacted legislation and public policy in a positive way,” Stephen Kohn, an attorney and executive director of the National Whistleblowers Center, told Legaltech News. Some examples cited are amendments made to the Patriot Act after the revelations and how U.S. courts have questioned collection methods.
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