Edward Snowden Vanishes From His Hong Kong Hotel RoomChris Carrington Snowden who is on record as saying he hadan obligation to help free people from oppression He is being investigated regarding the leaks and the case has been referred to the Department of Justice as a criminal matter. An online petition on the White House website has so far gotten 30,000 signatures calling for an immediate pardon for Snowden, though, sadly, an opinion poll commissioned by the Washington Post reveals that the majority of American Citizens think that this kind of intrusive phone monitoring is acceptable if it is aimed at fighting terrorism. The implications of Snowdens leaks have reverberated around the globe with similar allegations being leveled at GCHQ (Government Communication Headquarters) in the UK. Before fleeing to Hong Kong Snowden said: The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting. I dont want to live in a society that does these sorts of things. I do not want to live in a world where everything I say and do is recorded. We have seen enough criminality on behalf of the government, it is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. He has recently said that he fears his actions could put him in jail and he is worried about his family and friends being sucked into the affair. His vanishing without warning from the Mira Hotel has concerned those close to him. On Thursday, the Washington Post and Guardian said the NSA tapped directly into the servers of nine Internet firms including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to track online communication in a program known as PRISM. All the Internet companies deny giving the US government access to their servers. PRISM is said to give the NSA and FBI access to emails, web chats and other communications directly from the servers of major US Internet companies. Other major US Security Leaks Chris Carrington is a writer, researcher and lecturer with a background in science, technology and environmental studies. Chris is an editor for The Daily Sheeple, where this article first appeared.Wake the flock up! linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 