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Laura Poitras

American documentary film director and producer (born 1964)

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Nov 15, 2025
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How did The Guardian collaborate with Edward Snowden and other outlets to report on NSA surveillance in 2013?

The Guardian was the principal British newsroom that received and first published major caches of classified NSA documents supplied by Edward Snowden in June 2013, working closely with Glenn Greenwald...

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What encryption and secure communication methods did journalists use to interact with Snowden?

insisted on encrypted channels from the first contact, and journalists who handled his documents relied on a mix of end‑to‑end cryptography (notably ), anonymity networks such as Tor, hardened live op...