Consensus is in: Americans don't think Snowden is a "traitor" (big shocker there)

In a startling chain of events recent pollings and such have shown that despite all odds Edward Snowden isn't being viewed as a traitor by the American people. Hm..... shocking, maybe that's because he isn't and maybe it has something to do with the fact that people won't be so easily swayed by the media (at least on this topic)

Generic Snowden Pic for Article's sake go!:

Anyways if you're interested in reading the article here it is.

Long story short, 55% think of him as a whistleblower and 34% actually considered him a traitor. Nobody cares about the remaining 11%. (unless you're the 1% lol...political hijynx)

Article #2. Is Snowden ready to take flight? WikiLeaks hints at next move

I don't know, butt cnn.com does! So go check ittttt outttttt mannnnn (ok excessive letters are done)

Again thank you CNN.com (even though you are biased as shit and have virtually no journalistic integrity anymore IMO)

ANDDDDD In a Whistle-blower related (but not exclusive to Edward Snowden) news story, it seems that microsoft is gaining media attention, notoriety, and also a firm anti-fan base with a furthering story of how they've been helping the NSA surveillance programs (like the ones outed by Snowden) bypass their our encryption systems to get to your data.

Article #3. Microsoft's Alleged Collaboration with NSA Surveillance Programs Detailed

Yay microsoft.....as if the X-bone didn't piss off enough People including the Government of Germany who were considering banning it because of privacy issues last I heard (but that was before microsoft's bigggggg failure at E3 and subsequent reversal on just about every announcement concerning said shitty console)

And while we are at it I'd like to add in another article. It isn't Edward Snowden related per se but it is relatable to the programs he exposed. Ok ok, you got me, it is related. But it isn't about Edward Snowden, so let me start over. Hold on I've got to strike out this entire paragraph. So if you're actually taking the time to read this than know that whatever is typed after this statement was actually written before (not after even though the arrangements may suggest otherwise) the previous statement. I don't know I've got nothing

"New documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden obtained by The Guardian claim that Microsoft has worked with US intelligence agencies to provide streamlined access to its services, including Outlook.com, Hotmail, Skype, SkyDrive, and more. Over the last three years, Microsoft has reportedly assisted the FBI and NSA in encryption bypassing its products' encryption that would otherwise prevent the interception of web chats, emails, and user data." 

Full story VIA ign.com here