The former National Security Agency contractor exposed wide-reaching American surveillance programmes like Prism.US spy agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has found a job at a major Russian website and will start work on Friday, his lawyer said, in another indication he will stay in the country long-term.
Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, who has been the only public link to Mr Snowden in Russia, told Russian news outlets that the former National Security Agency contractor had found IT-related work.“He’ll be working at one of the largest companies, maintaining the largest website in our country,” Mr Kucherena said.The lawyer refused to name the website out of concern for Mr Snowden’s safety, noting only that it was not a government agency.
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