What would you do? A real life dilemma Edward Snowden was working for the US government as a computer specialist. In 2013, he found out that the government had information about people from all over the world from email, telephone messages and websites. However, most people did not realise that the government had this. Edward decided that this was wrong and he left his job in May 2013. Afterwards, he shared some of this information with journalists. As a result, several newspapers in America, the UK and Germany reported what he had found out. People were surprised and angry that the US government had been getting and using this private information about ordinary people without them knowing. In June, the American government said that Edward had stolen government property. Edward travelled to Russia so that he would not be arrested by the police. The Russian government then allowed him to stay in the country so that he wouldn't have to go back to America. Edward is now a famous but controversial person. Some people say he is a traitor (someone who has acted against their country) who has made a bad decision and should go to prison. Others say he is a patriot and did the right thing for his country and the world because people have the right to know what their governments are doing. People like Edward are called ‘whistleblowers’ and they need to be brave because their life can be very difficult after they tell the world what they know. Sometimes it is easier to tell a lie than the truth, but this is not always the right decision. So what do you think? Should Edward get away with telling the world about what he found out? Or is he a criminal who ought to go to prison where he can think long and hard about what he has done?

1.Edward Snowden worked for the UK government until 2013. Yes or no?

2.Edward discovered that the government was doing something wrong.Yes or no?

3.Most people knew that the government had this information about them.Yes or no

4,He left his job in April 2013.Yes or no

5.He didn't write a newspaper article about what he had found out.yes or no

6.People were angry when they heard what the government was doing.yes or no

7.Edward went to prison in Russia.yes or no

8.He doesn't live in America now.yes or no

9.Everyone agrees that Edward did the right thing..yes or no

10.The blogger thinks Edward made a good decision.