Missing in Hong Kong - Edward Snowden Biggest Leak in Modern USA History

Edward Snowden quit his £130k a year job at America's National Security Agency after claiming he could not stand by and watch the civil liberties of millions of people be eroded.

The 29-year-old former CIA technical director has since been holed up in a plush hotel in Hong Kong.

But he is understood to have checked out yesterday and his whereabouts are now not known, although he is still thought to be in Chinese territory.

Snowden was said to have been so paranoid about security he lines the doors of his hotel room to prevent eavesdropping and covers his head and laptop with a large red hood to prevent passwords being copied by secret cameras.

The computer course drop-out joined the US Army in 2003 and began an intense special forces training programme. He was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident.

He then got his first job in the NSA, working as a guard before transferring to the CIA, where he was involved in IT security.

Despite having few qualifications, he worked his way up the ladder and was transferred to Geneva, where he had clearance to access classified documents.

He said it was that experience which led him to question America's role in top-secret operations.

In an interview Snowden said: "The sense of outrage is justified. The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won't be able to help any more. That's what keeps me up at night."


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