US government sues ex-IT guy for breaking his NDA (Yes, we mean Edward Snowden)

US government sues ex-IT guy for breaking his NDA (Yes, we mean Edward Snowden)

Uncle Sam tries to plug leaker's pay, ends up plugging leaker's book


The US government today sued former CIA employee and NSA sysadmin contractor Edward Snowden to deny him payment from his newly published book, Permanent Record.


The civil lawsuit [PDF], filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, alleges that Snowden violated non-disclosure agreements signed as a condition of employment with the CIA and NSA. Those agreements require signatories to submit books to the respective agencies for review, prior to publication, to ensure classified information isn't disclosed.


Snowden in 2013 leaked a series of secret documents to the press, an act of whistleblowing intended to shine light on the breadth of ..

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