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Edward Snowden

Computer scientist and whistleblower

Former NSA contractor who in 2013 revealed US mass surveillance programs; he lives in Russia.

«Privacy is a right: the state must not spy on everyone.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Edward Snowden sits in the libertarian center-left camp. The clearest positions are on state: strongly towards “liberty”; foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”; technology: fairly towards “acceleration”; method: fairly towards “rupture”. On environment and immigration it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is digital libertarianism (94%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Digital libertarianismThe Net Pirate94%LibertarianismThe Free Spirit94%$Anarcho-capitalismThe Sovereign Self92%

Closest parties in Europe

Plefsi EleftheriasGreece85%ELASGreece79%Green PartyIreland79%SumarSpain79%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.