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2013Edward Snowden leaks NSA surveillance documentsContractor reveals mass surveillance programs to journalistsFormer NSA contractor Edward Snowden gave journalists classified documents revealing the scale of US and allied government mass-surveillance programs, including bulk collection of phone and internet data. He publicly identified himself days later before fleeing to Hong Kong and then Russia, where he was granted asylum. The disclosures triggered a global debate on privacy and state surveillance.