How come none in the government is charged for the multitude of illegal things that has been revealed? But there is still the insistency of labeling these people as 'leakers' instead of something more appropriate like 'hero' or 'whistleblower'.
"Leaker" is a factual statement that is focused on a person's activities, not his or her motivations. And it doesn't pass judgement.
"Whistle blower" has more positive connotations.
Agreed. By definition, "leaks" are something that need to be "fixed", after all.
At Ruxcon last year, the panelists were asked "Is Snowden a hero or a villain?". One panelist quite rightly responded "Who cares?" - that the story shouldn't be about Snowden, but about what was revealed. The more focus put on Snowden, the less mindspace there is for the revelations.