Whistleblower Edward Snowden should not be granted a full presidential pardon, The Washington Post editorial board argues in an op-ed. It maintains that Snowden did just as much harm as apparent good with his actions. Furthermore, “no specific harm, actual or attempted, to any individual American was ever shown to have resulted from the NSA telephone metadata program Mr. Snowden brought to light,” the editorial states. While it suggests that Snowden should face a jury of his peers, the classified status of many of the details surrounding his case makes doing so difficult. “An outright pardon, meanwhile, would strike the wrong balance,” they add. Meanwhile, Glenn Greenwald criticizes The Washington Post editorial, calling it “the first-ever paper to explicitly editorialize for the criminal prosecution of its own source” in an op-ed for The Intercept. Editor’s Note: The IAPP recently reviewed the film “Snowden” in The Privacy Advisor. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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