He tried not to ever have his personal life subject to examination, and so I think calling him Snowden is a way of just identifying him as this important historical actor rather than trying to personalize him in a way that might distract attention from the substance.
Trató de no tener nunca su vida personal sujeta a examen, y así que creo que llamándolo Snowden es una manera de solo identificarlo como este importante actor histórico en lugar de tratar de personalizar de manera que puedan distraer la atención de la sustancia.