Edward Snowden remains in exile in Russia. Photograph: Lindsay Mills
Ewen MacAskill and Alex Hern, The Guardian: Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're aware'
Five years after historic NSA leaks, whistleblower tells the Guardian he has no regrets.
Edward Snowden has no regrets five years on from leaking the biggest cache of top-secret documents in history. He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies.
In a phone interview to mark the anniversary of the day the Guardian broke the story, he recalled the day his world – and that of many others around the globe – changed for good. He went to sleep in his Hong Kong hotel room and when he woke, the news that the National Security Agency had been vacuuming up the phone data of millions of Americans had been live for several hours.
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Update #1: 'I have no regrets': Edward Snowden praises himself for 'changing everything' as he speaks from Russia five years after leaking the biggest cache of top secret documents in history (Daily Mail)
Update #2: Leaks Connected to Edward Snowden Are Still Trickling Out — 5 Years After His NSA Document Dump (Time/AP)
WNU Editor: I am not sure if he has no regrets. And upon reflection .... the surveillance state still exists, and the tools to monitor our personal data and communications are still there .... albeit currently restricted in today's political climate (that can change tomorrow).
