WASHINGTON, D.C.: A fierce debate about Internet privacy and the limits of US executive power erupted on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), in a victory for the young intelligence technician at the center of a global leak storm.

While 29-year-old Edward Snowden has gone to ground in Hong Kong and may yet face legal action for blowing the lid on Washington’s vast Internet snooping program, he has triggered the public battle he said he wanted.

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