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Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower who leaked classified government documents to the press in 2013. He revealed the scope of the NSA's surveillance programs and fled to Russia to avoid prosecution. Snowden's actions sparked a global debate about privacy and government surveillance.
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
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