1.4 – Assignment: Edward Snowden (PLG1)
Guidelines
Conduct research into the revelations about cybersecurity that were alleged by Edward Snowden. Complete a writing assignment about your research.
From a legal perspective, discuss the violations that Snowden is accused of committing.
Discuss the societal implications of the information that came from Snowden.
Include at least one paragraph that supports the argument characterizing Snowden as a traitor to his country.
Include at least one paragraph that supports the argument characterizing Snowden as a hero who brought secret and nefarious government activities to light.
Requirements
The body of the written assignment will be 800 – 1,000 words.
Include a title page with your name, course, and assignment title.
Some of the graded assignments in this course have a corresponding rubric that you will use when grading. Please view the instructions on using rubrics in the SpeedGraderTM. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
You must adhere to the current APA guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for written format, in-text citations, and references.
Cite at least three research sources.
Submission
Save your assignment using a naming convention that includes your first and last name and the activity number (or description). Do not add punctuation or special characters.
Refer to the assignment rubric for detailed grading criteria.
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Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden is an American who was born on 21st June 1983. Snowden is a computer professional and has worked with several U.S secretive agencies which include Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Dell and also National Intelligence service (NIC) whereby he got the job through Booz Allen Hamilton where he worked as a contractor. Snowden is famously known as a whistleblower after he revealed the secretive information of the National Intelligence Service about their global surveillance (Greenwald, MacAskill & Poitras 2013).
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