Is Edward Snowden a Hero or a Traitor? - Desklib

IS EDWARD
SNOWDEN A HERO
OR A TRAITOR
PRESENTED BY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Edward Snowden was a NSA employee
• He handle classified information related to global surveillance
• Against ethics and legal expectations, Snowden decided to reveal such
classified information and secrets.
• His revelation sparked debate as to whether he is a hero or a traitor.
• This question is the focus of the presentation
• The presentation will apply deontological and utilitarian ethical principles
to determine who Snowden is

INTRODUCTION
• Edward Snowden revealed to the public on how the US National
Security Agency monitor the public communication.
• This sparked a lot of debate as to whether he did the right thing.
• Different people have different views related to the issue
• There are those who consider him as an hero and those who dubbed
him a traitor

THOSE WHO SUPPORT SNOWDEN AS A HERO
• Steffen Schmidt believes that Snowden enabled the NSA know some of the
weaknssess of the spy system and hence may compel them to take
necessary measures.
• Daniel Ellsberg, believes that Snowden has rendered priceless service to the
citizens.
• Julian Assange, the founder of Wiki leaks consider Snowden as an hero
• Survey conducted by Times magazine shows that more than 50 percent of
those interviewed believe that Snowden did something good (Scherer &
Shuster, 2013)