I have to disagree with you PIF.
It was his duty to reveal these anti-constitutional programs and the lying of Clapper to Congress.
Thank heavens he did...
It was his duty to reveal
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His duty was to his Chinese handlers, where he fled before seeking refuge in the Russian embassy. What you and others read was the snowjob given by the MSN about programs that had been in the public domain and discussed in open forums and lectures for decades - that you did not know is your problem. I also find it hilarious that so many believe the MSN about Snowjob, but disbelieve them about most everything else; one of those two things are false.
He gave the crown jewels, so to speak, which cost billions to develop to the China, Russia, Iran, AQ, and ISIS. None of that has anything to do with your precious phone metadata. Oh and, he was paid handsomely for his efforts. Duty had nothing to do with his betrayal.
He gave over NSA’s Methods (of collecting data) Means (of collecting data), codes broken, codes unbroken, etc, section names, operation and project names, names and addresses of the foreign operatives used. Most were taken and shot - if they were fortunate; some may still be in Iranian prisons or Chinese work camps.
I’m sure the families of the dead or imprisoned operatives do not give thanks to anyone for what he did. And you should not either. You and your family are less safe because of his treason. Praise and worship the false hero Eddy Snowjob, if you must, just be aware of what you are praising.