Edward Snowden claims offshore companies still compiling secret databases despite leaks

Edward Swden, a former US intelligence officer and whistle-blower who revealed classified material on digital surveillance operations, claims offshore firms continue to construct secret databases despite revelations like Pandora Papers.  International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a new leak on purported financial secrets of over 35 current and former world leers, as well as over 330 politicians and bureaucrats from around world, earlier in day, according to Sputnik. publication, dubbed Pandora Papers after 2016 Panama Papers incident, was based on a leak of 11.9 million data, according to ICIJ. More than 600 reporters from 117 nations contributed to probe, which spanned world.

Swden went on Twitter on Saturday and wrote, " International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a new leak on purported financial secrets of over 35 current and former world leers, as well as over 330 politicians and bureaucrats from around world, earlier in day. publication, dubbed Pandora Papers after 2016 Panama Papers incident, was based on a leak of 11.9 million data, according to ICIJ. According to ICIJ, more than 600 reporters from 117 nations contributed to probe, which spanned world."

In 2013, Swden disclosed hundreds of thousands of confidential documents

In 2013, Edward Swden disclosed hundreds of thousands of confidential documents. Swden's disclosures revealed breth and scope of US spying on or countries, including routine eavesdropping on international leers, in dition to exposing US domestic surveillance programme. Swden fled United States for Hong Kong and n Russia, where he was held at  Moscow airport for more than a month while US attempted to extrite him to face criminal prosecution on spying accusations. In summer of 2014, whistleblower was given refuge in Russia and obtained a three-year residency permit, which was later extended and replaced with a permanent one.

More about Edward Swden

Edward Swden is a former computer intelligence analyst who, while working for CIA as a subcontractor, disclosed highly classified information from National Security ncy (NSA) in 2013. His revelations exposed a slew of global surveillance programmes, many of which were run by National Security ncy and Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with help of telecommunication companies and European governments, and sparked a cultural debate about national security and individual privacy.

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