“Britain
has been forced to remove some of its spies after Russia accessed the
top-secret documents taken by former US intelligence contractor
Edward Snowden, British media reported. The BBC and the Sunday Times
cited senior government and intelligence officials as saying agents
had been pulled, with the newspaper saying the move came after Russia
was able to decrypt more than one million files.”
“The
BBC reported, meanwhile, that a government source said there was 'no
evidence' any spies were harmed. Snowden fled to Russia after leaking
the documents to the press in 2013 in a move he said was needed to
expose the extent of US online surveillance programs and to protect
'privacy and basic liberties'. The Sunday Times said other government
sources claim the revealed US and British intelligence techniques
have led to fears that their spies could be identified.”
“The US
administration has branded Snowden a hacker and a traitor who
endangered lives by revealing the extent of the NSA spying program.
But he has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the second
year in a row and has received a string of international awards for
free speech and civil liberties.”
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