Reflections on CitizenFour

I found the documentary Citezenfour to be informative not only on what was revealed by Snowden but how the events unfolded. It was such a courageous move by Snowden to give up a comfortable life in the US and stand up for what he believed was a wrongdoing by the government he worked for. It does not really change my perception of the US government and how they could invade their citizens privacy in the name of national security. What does concern me is the telecom companies that complied with the government searches rather than protect their users’ privacy, but perhaps this discussion is more complicated than what was portrayed in the film. One positive takeaway I had, and something that is so simple but overlooked by myself, is how important it is that journalists are protected by the first amendment when releasing this type of information.