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He is from a family of public servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about Edward Joseph Snowden and how his early life shaped his career and eventual decision to blow the whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more Read mor-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Edward Joseph Snowden and the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born June 21, 1983 in North Carolina, Edward Joseph Snowden is best known for being a whistleblower. He leaked documents that showed the US government was conducting a mass surveillance program on its citizens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before blowing the whistle in 2013, E. Snowden attempted to enlist in the army before serving the government using his technology skills. Eddie Snowden had a passion for computers from an early age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public Internet was created in 1983, the same year E. Snowden was born, by the US Department of Defense. The Department of Defense had a group of interconnected computers that they split in half. 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Ed enlisted in the army. He was injured during\u00a0 a land navigation movement drill. Eddie Snowden left the army on an \u201cadministrative separation.\u201d\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, however, <strong>Ed realized that he would best be able to serve via a computer. He also realized that computers would have a better chance than guns at implementing and maintaining democracy. <\/strong>Ed wasn\u2019t really a veteran, but having gotten into the army could be some help if he applied to work at an intelligence agency.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed\u2019s first job was working for the state of Maryland at the University of Maryland, which was helping the NSA open the Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL). The CASL was supposed to help the NSA figure out how to use computers to understand foreign languages, however, when Ed started, it wasn\u2019t open yet. Ed\u2019s job was to patrol the under-construction building at night. 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