Trivia

One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014].

In 2013, he revealed the National Security Agency (NSA) was unconstitutionally seizing the private records of billions of individuals who had not been suspected of any wrongdoing. He revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, and Ewen MacAskill. Snowden came to international attention after stories based on the material appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, and The New York Times newspapers. The revelations resulted in the largest debate about reforms to US surveillance policy since 1978.

He scored above 145 on two separate IQ tests, signifying genius-level intelligence.

Snowden made his revelations in Hong Kong. After he left Hong Kong, the US government revoked his passport, forcing him to land in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport without a way to leave. Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin eventually granted him asylum. Snowden's girlfriend Lindsay Mills later moved to Russia to be with him. As of 2017, they remain in Russia.

Is a former CIA and NSA intelligence officer who served as a subject matter expert on technology and cybersecurity.

He didn't graduate High school. He got sick with mono that caused him to miss nine months of school and, rather than return to school, he passed the GED test.

Named the top global thinker of 2013 by Foreign Policy magazine.

Among the people who visited him in Russia were Oliver Stone, John Cusack, Arundhati Roy and Daniel Ellsberg.

Peter Gabriel wrote a tribute song to him: "The Veil".

Serves on the board of directors at Freedom of the Press Foundation. [February 2014].

Portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Snowden (2016).

He attempted to join the Special forces of the U.S. army reserve but was discharged after breaking both legs in a training accident.

He is a supporter of women's reproductive rights and of the institution of a universal basic income.

Son of Lon Snowden.