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Frontline

Edward Snowden, a whistleblower, leaked classified information, exposing government surveillance and sparking a global conversation about privacy and accountability.

Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a government computer network, sparking a debate over the National Security Agency's massive surveillance operations. A new investigation explores the secret history of the surveillance program, which began after 9/11 and continues today, through interviews with intelligence insiders, officials, and whistle-blowers.

Info about Frontline

Studio(s): Kirk Documentary Group, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Originally Released: United States, May 13, 2014

Genres:Documentary