NSA Whistleblower Against Tyranny, Flees US for Autocracies
by Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Jul 13, 2013 | Views: 226 | Score: 2
Netherlands | Germany | Canada | UK | US | Hong Kong | Venezuela | Equador | Russia | China | North Korea | |
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Freedom of the Press | 6.48 | 10.24 | 12.69 | 16.89 | 18.22 | 26.16 | 34.44 | 34.69 | 43.42 | 73.07 | 83.9 |
Ranking of Countries on Free Press scale (0 is most free)
Of the various countries Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower wanted for espionage, has sought asylum in, few have freedom/liberties rankings anywhere near that of the country he left, in his words, because he did not "want to live in a society that does these sort of things." "I can't...allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties..."