Snowden's First Move Against The NSA Was A Party In Hawaii

Snowden's First Move Against The NSA Was A Party In Hawaii
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 31: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden during a meeting with German Green Party MP Hans-Christian Stroebele (not pictured) regarding being a witness for a possible investigation into NSA spying in Germany, on October 31, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. There has been calls in Germany for an investigation into alledged US spying in Germany, which reportedly could include the tapping of German chancellor Angela Merkels phone. (Photo by Sunshinepress/Getty Images)

It was December 11, 2012, and in a small art space behind a furniture store in Honolulu, NSA contractor Edward Snowden was working to subvert the machinery of global surveillance.

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