He has turned from a whistle blower to a defector. Exposing the government collecting US citizens internet/phone data is whistle blowing to support rights to privacy. Telling China sensitive information about the US hacking servers/systems turns shifts the focus from whistle blowing to divulging National Security information endangering US interests & information.
If he had stopped after the whistle blowing, perhaps "hero" -- but definitely not now.
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