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posted by LaminatorX on Monday April 06 2015, @11:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the iant-list-of-gov't-sins dept.

IT Pro Portal reports

In 2013, the former NSA contractor shocked the world by revealing the extent to which the US government is spying on its own citizens and indeed, people all over the world. Aided by investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald and filmmaker Laura Poitras, the documents that Snowden released have made the public re-think their position on privacy and national security.

While the Snowden files have previously been made available via Greenwald's personal website and the American Civil Liberties Union, now a University of Toronto graduate, George Raine, has created the Snowden Surveillance Archive to allow you to search all the documents released so far.

"This archive is a complete collection of all documents that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked in June 2013 to journalists Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, and Ewen MacAskill, and subsequently were published by news media, such as The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, El Mundo, and The Intercept," the archive reads. "The leaked documents and their coverage have raised significant public concerns and had a major impact on intelligence policy debates internationally over issues of freedom of expression, privacy, national security, and democratic governance more broadly."

The archive is made up of approximately 400 documents, including files subsequently published by the US government to help individuals understand some of the leaked information. Given that Snowden was in possession of more than 50,000 files, there are plenty of revelations and stories yet to come regarding NSA surveillance.

For now, however, interested parties can use the search software in order to trawl through the documents and we've provided a run-down of how to do just that below.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by draconx on Monday April 06 2015, @08:03PM

    by draconx (4649) on Monday April 06 2015, @08:03PM (#167140)

    Will using that archive automatically put you on the NSA surveillance list?

    No, because you are already on the list.