I've given my life over to Alphabet for decades now. They know more about me than any other entity, by far.
I've witnessed Google participate in insidious manipulation of content in a way that has everything to do with experimental social manipulation, and nothing to do with advertising. For instance, content was shown to me by Google that mocked the suicide of a childhood friend, which had just occurred a week or so prior. It's difficult to see this as unintentional and as not malicious, even if it was unintentional.
This article reinforces the idea that Snowden is a delusional narcissist. He makes this absurd leap from being a technology expert to taking it upon himself to betray his oath and his country. Notice that he follows only the NSA on twitter. If he really wasn't about attacking the NSA he'd follow some other accounts. It's part of a huge F--- Y-- from Edward Snowden to the NSA, to America, to the people who actually maintain their lifelong oath.
Snowden is a fugitive who betrayed his country and has open criminal felony indictments against him, hides in Russia, and refuses to return home to America to face justice.
Capone was a mafia boss who was immune to direct criminal prosecution, hence the tax evasion charges.
It's unlikely the CIA is "butt hurt" about Snowden.
I personally don't think it would be unethical if Snowdern were to be killed while still in Russia. This isn't likely to be a popular view, but the fact is he's still alive and well in Russia. If the roles were reversed, Russia would likely try to poison him on American soil.
Snowdern knew that he was committing crimes that would be tried in a private military court. The US Government isn't required to disclose damages that he's done. There are classified reports on this already, which will be surely brought up at trial - behind closed doors.
Snowdern isn't likely to come home due to his self-serving fallacious argument about a fair trial. Therefore IMO he should just be taken out. The USIC probably has good reasons to not do so, maybe for perception or diplomatic reasons.
I've witnessed Google participate in insidious manipulation of content in a way that has everything to do with experimental social manipulation, and nothing to do with advertising. For instance, content was shown to me by Google that mocked the suicide of a childhood friend, which had just occurred a week or so prior. It's difficult to see this as unintentional and as not malicious, even if it was unintentional.