CentralNotice Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For disclosures published before those of Edward Snowden , see Global surveillance disclosures (1970–2013) Global surveillance Logo of the Information Awareness Office Origins Disclosure Aftermath v t e Ongoing news reports in the international media have revealed operational details about the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and its international partners' global surveillance [ 1 ] of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens. The vast majority of reports emanated from a cache of top secret documents leaked by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden . In June 2013, the first of Snowden's documents were published simultaneously by The Washington Post and The Guardian , attracting considerable public attention. [ 2 ] The disclosur...