[jonnybgood]

I’m sure you’re aware of this but Snowden wasn’t in the NSA. He worked for a contractor to manage their IT.

[StrauXX]

He was both! Initially working for a contractor, then for them directly. He may have again gone back to a contractor afterwards.

[tptacek]

My understanding is that he worked for some time at CIA, but never directly for NSA.

[throwaway48476]

It doesn't matter which 3 letter agency is violating the constitution. They all need to stop.

[tptacek]

Yes. Only the 4 letter agencies are allowed to do that.

[saagarjha]

We need to rein in the USGS

[whatisthis9]

God damn NASA.

[sneak]

That’s a distinction without a difference. He was directly CIA for a bit, and went through the revolving door to a contractor who was placed at the NSA. It really doesn’t matter which corporate entity’s name is on the pay stub; it’s all the same public-private scam. Whether or not Booz gets a percentage of the tax money firehose for running the payroll or not is of no import.

All of this is covered in his book, which is a decent read. I recommend it because it’s information dense and quick.

Furthermore, I said he was deep into the NSA (which he was), not that he was employed by them.