Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked classified material from the US National Security Agency (NSA) more than a decade ago, has been located in or near the city of Lyubertsy near Moscow, the Sistema research project announced on Friday.
Sistema based its information on Snowden's tax number, which reveals him to be registered in the city. The Lyubertsy tax office is responsible for three other cities in the Moscow area.
Snowden's location in Russia has to date been kept secret.
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In 2013, Snowden funnelled thousands of confidential documents from the NSA and the Five Eyes intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, along with the US.
At the time, he said he aimed to seek asylum in Ecuador, but was stranded in Moscow, after the US authorities revoked his passport.
Under pressure from the US, various countries refused to take him in until Russia under President Vladimir Putin offered him asylum. He has since taken Russian citizenship.
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