The Le Monde article was based on documents held by Edward Snowden, a former contractual employee of the US National Security Agency (NSA), who left his former employer to protest the electronic surveillance methods which violate the privacy rights of every single internet user.
Ang artikulo sa Le Monde ay batay sa mga dokumentong hawak ni Edward Snowden, isang dating empleyadong kontraktwal ng National Security Agency (NSA) ng US, na umalis sa kanyang dating amo upang iprotesta ang pamamaraan ng paniniktik na elektroniko na labag sa privacy right ng bawat gumagamit ng internet.