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Your name is Edward Snowden. It is the year 2013, you are an NSA contractor. One night, alone at your desk, you discover something: mass surveilance of people's phone records, emails, and other nternet activity around the world by their respective governments. You feel your heart begin to race. The choices you make here will change your life, and possibly the rest of the world. [[Continue-> nsa job]]

You decide that it's not your responsibility. You're not a journalist, an elected official, or above the law. [[Time passes->a lonely life]]

Your supervisor listens to you closely. After briefly looking around, he lowers his voice and speaks to you. "Programs like these save lives," He says. "You don't know the big picture." He warns you that questions are dangerous and promptly reduces your access privileges. You get the feeling that you're being watched more closely now. [[Make a decision->moral crossroads]] [[Ignore quietly->ignore]]

You quietly download documents and data in small batches. You tell yourself that surely they have their reasons, and you're just trying to understand. The more you read, the more disturbed you become. This information could change the world forever. But, you took an oath and exposing this information would send you to prison for the rest of your life. Time is running out... [[Ignore it->ignore]] [[Make a decsion->moral crossroads]]

There's no happy ending here, you realize. You can attempt to report the issue internally, though you'll likely be ignored or worse. You can walk away, save your own life. Or you can expose the truth to the rest of the world. [[Ignore it->ignore]] [[Report it internally->report]] [[Leak it to the public->leak]]

Months pass. Programs expand. You don't sleep anymore. You're overcome by guilt and paranoia. You decide to quit your job and run to live in the woods. You still lie awake at night, wondering: Is following the law always the right thing? [[Start over->start]]

Your report disappears in the bureacracy. Investigations are classified for you. Nothing changes. Years later, the programs still run. You followed the law, but was that the right thing to do? [[Start over->start]]

Everything happens so fast. You contact journalists. You flee the country. Your face is on every newspaper and news channel on Earth. Some call you a hero, others say traitor. You can never return home. But, millions now know the cost of their own safety. It was not costless, but you believe you did the right thing. [[Start over->start]]

After thorough review of the files, you realize that the surveillance programs are technically legal. They have been approved through secret courts and other classified methods. However, the public has zero knowledge of these programs. If you tell someone, you will lose everything, but you may sleep a little better at night. If you stay quiet, the public remains blissfully unaware of their privacy being violated. What do you do? [[Ask your supervisor->ask supervisor]] [[Investigate quietly->investigate]] [[Forget what you saw->ignore]]