In the days of great-power confrontations, a person who switched sides was called a defector.
Today, we call someone who reveals wrongdoing within his own organisation a “whistleblower."
Traitor or truth-teller in the public interest?
Edward Snowden’s disclosures sparked a long-overdue debate: how far does the state’s protective function extend?
Under what circumstances and with what form of oversight is it entitled to intrude on the privacy of its citizens?
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.