In 2013, Edward Snowden leaked thousands of classified documents relating to the practices of what government organization?

In 2013, Snowden was hired by an NSA contractor and gained access to piles of classified information. Snowden was uncomfortable with what some of the information was saying, specifically regarding the NSA's illegal wiretapping and searching of the technology of private citizens. He then leaked thousands of NSA documents to journalists around the country, bringing the NSA's actions to light.

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