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It's been a decade since former CIA contractor Edward Snowden's leaks. Snowden disclosed to the press details of extensive internet and phone surveillance made by American intelligence.

A decade after Snowden: Unmasking cyber military industrial complex
By Meng Zhe and Xu-Pan Yiru

It has been a decade since Edward Snowden's shocking revelations reverberated around the globe, shedding light on the extensive surveillance activities conducted by the United States. However, rather than witnessing a rollback of these practices, the American surveillance empire has stealthily expanded its reach, with military manufacturers entering the fray of the cyber military industrial complex.

Surveillance still a concern 10 years after Snowden leaks
By Lia Zhu in San Francisco
Edward Snowden speaks from Russia during a Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg, France, in March 2019. [Photo/Agencies]

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Who is Edward Snowden, the self-styled NSA leaker?
Newly released "Permanent Record" by Edward Snowden is displayed on a shelf at Books Inc. on Sept 17, 2019 in San Francisco, California. [Photo/VCG]

June 21, 1983

10 famous whistleblowers in US history

Some call them heroes, many others call them traitors, but all of these figures became famous for providing information, sometimes secretly, in an attempt to expose the people or organizations they worked for. A number of them have even been portrayed in movies. Here are 10 famous whistleblowers in US history compiled by China Daily.

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Unchecked surveillance empire
A huge slogan board stands in front of the US Capitol building during a protest against government surveillance in Washington DC, capital of the United States, on Oct 26, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- The United States is notorious for its cyber record. Just ask the National Security Agency, which in 2013 suffered the biggest leak in its history when Edward Snowden, a former CIA contractor, walked out with a vast trove of secret documents.

USA is Universal Spying Agency: China Daily editorial
Photo taken on Feb 19, 2020 shows the Pentagon seen from an airplane over Washington DC. [Photo/Xinhua]

In an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday night, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that the US government has full access to everything on the platform, including direct messages between users.

What are CIA and NSA doing every day?

Snowden just held a mirror to the US surveillance state.

Instead of making amends, the US went after him so fiercely that he had to seek Russian citizenship.

Snowden granted Russian citizenship
By REN QI in Moscow
Former contractor of US National Security Agency Edward Snowden is seen on a screen during his interview presented via video link at the New Knowledge educational online forum in Moscow, Russia, September 2, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Cyberattack blamed on US targets China
By CUI JIA
[Photo/IC]

A Trojan horse program that is believed to have been planted by the United States National Security Agency has been found in hundreds of key information systems in China. The possible leak of information may have already occurred, a leading cybersecurity expert said on Wednesday.

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