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Incorrect. Most Americans expected the government was collecting meta data, but nobody knew the scope. That's also not the only thing he's revealed.
NSA surveillance row: US phone-tapping revealed by Edward Snowden 'likely unconstitutional', says judge - Americas - World - The Independent
Snowden document reveals key role of companies in NSA data collection | World news | theguardian.com
Are you really claiming that if he did a mass release of all his documents it wouldn't hurt America at all?
Our government has been doing a LOT more than collecting meta-data. Before Snowden nobody had the balls to even talk about it or to discuss what limits our government should have. Now we're having a national discussion about it. That's a big win for democracy and transparency.
The "he did it only for fame" claim doesn't make any sense at all.
I hope that America can awake to the dangers of this level of government mega data farming.