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Snowden issued a cryptic 64-character code via Twitter leading to concern that the whistleblower was captured or killed triggering a “dead man\u2019s switch” message designed to release if he didn\u2019t check into his computer at a certain time.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nA journalist with\u00a0The Intercept who has worked extensively with\u00a0the whistleblower in\u00a0the past\u00a0says that Snowden is \u201cfine,\u201d but\u00a0refused to\u00a0elaborate further. The response from\u00a0the journalist comes in\u00a0the wake of\u00a0two mysterious tweets by\u00a0the famed NSA whistleblower who exposed a rampant regime of\u00a0domestic surveillance by\u00a0US intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n\u00a9 REUTERS\/ SVEIN OVE EKORNESVAAG\/NTB SCANPIX<\/div>\n‘It\u2019s Time’: Whistleblower Edward Snowden Tweets Mysterious Warning<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n_
\nThe first Tweet, reported by\u00a0SputnikNews earlier this week said “it\u2019s time” and called on\u00a0his colleagues from\u00a0the NSA to\u00a0contact a reporter who was covering the full story of\u00a0the whistleblower\u2019s actions as\u00a0a US intelligence agency contractor and the circumstances that led him to\u00a0engage in\u00a0the greatest document leak in\u00a0American history.<\/p>\n
The second Tweet, issued on\u00a0Friday night came in\u00a0the form of\u00a0a 64-character code that some believed was a \u201cdead man\u2019s switch\u201d<\/a> designed to\u00a0trigger a massive document release if Snowden failed to\u00a0check into\u00a0his computer at\u00a0a certain time due to\u00a0death or capture. The whistleblower has been public about\u00a0the fact that he has distributed encrypted files to\u00a0trusted journalists and associates in\u00a0the event that something happened to\u00a0him.<\/p>\nFurthering concern for\u00a0the whistleblower\u2019s well being was the sudden take down\u00a0of several major torrent websites without\u00a0warning within\u00a0minutes of\u00a0Edward Snowden releasing the mysterious code.<\/p>\n
\nHe's fine<\/p>\n
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A journalist with\u00a0The Intercept who has worked extensively with\u00a0the whistleblower in\u00a0the past\u00a0says that Snowden is \u201cfine,\u201d but\u00a0refused to\u00a0elaborate further. The response from\u00a0the journalist comes in\u00a0the wake of\u00a0two mysterious tweets by\u00a0the famed NSA whistleblower who exposed a rampant regime of\u00a0domestic surveillance by\u00a0US intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n
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\nThe first Tweet, reported by\u00a0SputnikNews earlier this week said “it\u2019s time” and called on\u00a0his colleagues from\u00a0the NSA to\u00a0contact a reporter who was covering the full story of\u00a0the whistleblower\u2019s actions as\u00a0a US intelligence agency contractor and the circumstances that led him to\u00a0engage in\u00a0the greatest document leak in\u00a0American history.<\/p>\n
The second Tweet, issued on\u00a0Friday night came in\u00a0the form of\u00a0a 64-character code that some believed was a \u201cdead man\u2019s switch\u201d<\/a> designed to\u00a0trigger a massive document release if Snowden failed to\u00a0check into\u00a0his computer at\u00a0a certain time due to\u00a0death or capture. The whistleblower has been public about\u00a0the fact that he has distributed encrypted files to\u00a0trusted journalists and associates in\u00a0the event that something happened to\u00a0him.<\/p>\n Furthering concern for\u00a0the whistleblower\u2019s well being was the sudden take down\u00a0of several major torrent websites without\u00a0warning within\u00a0minutes of\u00a0Edward Snowden releasing the mysterious code.<\/p>\n He's fine<\/p>\n — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n